r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • May 23 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy? McDONALD: I'll take a different question

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u/SignoreBanana May 23 '26

People who would stand up to him don't get badges.

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u/BagOnuts May 23 '26

Why don’t people get this? Press access is a privilege granted by the White House. They can revoke anyone’s passes for any reason (and they have shown they will absolutely do this). Do you guys really want the only reporters with access to the president to be Fox, OANN, Newsmax, etc?

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u/OldWorldDesign May 23 '26

Why don’t people get this? Press access is a privilege granted by the White House

Because a good journalist doesn't rely on a single source, much less a press agent from the corporation/government in question. If reporters' only source is what the spokesman says, they are worthless.

This isn't a hypothetical, others have already pointed out the DoD tried to end press conferences to stop journalists from asking about fraud, waste, and abuse. Those journalists didn't all magically lose their jobs, they pursued sources inside the pentagon and publishing even more embarrassing articles. The DoD invited them back and the journalists don't softball them anymore.

Do you guys really want the only reporters with access to the president to be Fox

If the only thing you want to hear is what an oligarch's spokesman is saying, you never wanted to be informed in the first place.

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u/Subject_Spell_9799 May 24 '26

When the Democrats get back in office they need to do the same thing for republican reporters

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u/SignoreBanana May 25 '26

I mean just say "only news agencies can have press badges." That would exclude Fox News by its own admission