BREAKING: BRAVO! The New York Times announces it will NOT publish or distribute ANY photos from the White House pool today in protest of Trump's assault on free speech.
This fight has spiraled totally out of control for Donnie...
“The New York Times will not publish or distribute any images taken as part of the White House still photography pool today, in conjunction with the other members of that pool and in a show of support for the news organizations being unfairly targeted by the president’s barring of journalists from the White House," New York Times spokesperson Charlie Stadtlander stated.
"We remain committed to covering the president’s travel to New York City today. Americans deserve a free and independent media covering their government without intimidation, as well as comprehensive coverage of newsworthy events," he added.
The Washington Post released a similar statement—
“The Washington Post will not publish any photographs of today’s presidential events — including Trump’s departure from the White House and his events at the United Nations in New York — until midnight Eastern Time, joining a collective effort with photographers in other newsrooms covering the White House in a show of support of the banned outlets," said Post spokesperson Olivia Petersen.
These new announcements come after major news outlets including CBS News, ABC News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News suspended press pool coverage of Trump over his decision last Friday to ban CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House over their alleged "fake news" stories. That collective pushback resulted in a particularly embarrassing incident for Trump, because there was no audio for his big White House helipad ribbon cutting ceremony today.
With an even bigger week ahead as the United Nations convene in New York, Trump is going to be feeling the burn from his authoritarian power grab. He's drunk with his own power and in obvious cognitive decline, which is why he thought that he could shred the First Amendment without consequence. Thankfully, the media is fighting back — and winning bigly.
Please ❤️ and share to thank the Times and Post!
Remember when Donald Trump took out a full page in the New York Times demanding the death penalty for five innocent Black young men because he intuitively knew they had raped a woman in Central Park when they were INNOCENT?
Remember how wrong he was about that?
Please never forget that every time he tells you he knows better than the generals, he knows better than the doctors, he knows better than the teachers, and he knows better than the scientists.
Donald Trump is a failure. Instead of regulating AI, he’s posting polls to rename it.
California is taking action. I just signed an executive order accelerating America’s first independent AI safety oversight framework.
More to come!
Good! The family of the pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death. Tierra Walker, 37, developed severe pre-eclampsia (life-threatening) at 20 weeks. Physicians would not perform an abortion to save her life because of the abortion ban in Texas. She died. 🤬 https://t.co/ASTirnZ2Pk
Make no mistake about it, Trump banned CNN from the White House because of this brave woman, her tenacious tenacity got under Trump’s thin skin.
Trump, the lifelong misogynistic coward, has always feared strong, opinionated women.
Kaitlan Collins, I see you — I celebrate you.
Trump: We're also going to be demanding the drug companies make their doses in 20%. shots. So you have shot 1, shot 2, shot 3, shot 4, shot 5, so instead of having. A massive dose of 82 or 88 different vaccines pumped into your arm, we'll take out certain vaccines that people are a little worried about…
Instead of a child going in and having a tremendous amount of different vaccines pumped in—so big, a big proportion of the body and then they wake up the next day and they've got a 109 temperature and then, the worst thing happens that can happen to a parent.
I've seen it. I've seen it happen
My fellow Americans: Please direct your attention to this matter for just a moment. Allow this to sink in. The President of the United States of America just said he wants to ban the free press. He said he doesn’t want them in his office, which by the way is the Oval Office in the People’s House. This is unheard of, and we the people cannot let this be!
For the record, we have a free press in this country. For the record we should all be worried not just about this latest outburst, but by all of it going forward without permission — putting our service members in harms way, raising tariffs willy nilly, threatening buildings and institutions unless his name gets put on them. This is not the behavior of a centered leader who is focused on the good of the people. This is not the behavior of a compassionate leader focused on the millions of Americans who cannot afford healthcare, childcare, gas, or food. This is not the behavior of a man who can emotionally regulate himself.
We should all be concerned — those who voted for him and those who didn’t. The midterms are around the corner. Vote like your life and the lives of others are at stake, because they are. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Mike Johnson just shut down the entire U.S. House of Representatives to protect Pete Hegseth. Thursday's votes: canceled. Members: sent home until November 9th. The reason: Thomas Massie forced a privileged resolution that would've put every Republican on record on impeaching Hegseth for defying Congress during the Iran war, with a floor vote required within two legislative days — landing Thursday.
So instead of letting his own members vote, Johnson shut down Congress. Not because there's no case — eight articles of impeachment, filed on the floor, over a war Hegseth waged without going through Congress. Because there's a case, and they know it.
Every time accountability gets close, they don't debate it — they turn the lights off and go home.
Seven weeks before the midterms, the Speaker of the House would rather stop Congress from functioning than let his party answer for a defense secretary who won't answer to anyone.
It’s time to make them pay at the ballot box. Then they can stay home full-time.
Yesterday, we lost a cherished member of our family.
We got Sunny at the start of our second term in the White House, and all of us – including our first dog, Bo – immediately fell in love. We also had trouble keeping up with her, for Sunny was a force of nature. Athletic and full of boundless energy, she leapt over the hedges on the South Lawn like they weren’t even there, chasing squirrels, birds and anything else that moved. And whereas the way to Bo’s heart usually involved a treat, Sunny was more interested in having us run around with her, roll on the floor with her, or have her belly rubbed for as long as we were willing.
She loved the girls, even if they were pestering her when she was napping. She loved our team, and would often follow them around, helping them on the job. She was fiercely protective of Bo, who she rightly sensed wasn’t always as alert and attentive as she was. She had her eccentricities: other than Bo, she preferred people to dogs; she was a loud and sloppy drinker; and despite being a Portuguese Water Dog, she hated getting wet.
But as far as our family was concerned, she was pretty much perfect, and for thirteen years, she would be by our side – always loyal, always sweet, always ready for adventure, still fiery and gorgeous till the very end of her days.
We will miss her terribly, and imagine she’s with her big brother now, making sure he’s okay.
And so here we are. This statement from Trump blows my mind. That a sitting president would not let any renovations to a public building go on unless he gets to first put his name in the said building… What a sad state of affairs. What a tragedy. Actually, how small minded, how narcissistic. Actually
great men, devoted to public service and the public good do not act like this.
It seems that this man will not rest until his name is permanently connected to the name of a great president, whose memory this building was dedicated to. Imagine spending your time and your days focused on this, as everyday Americans struggle with healthcare, gas prices, rent, and food. Imagine spending your days focused on this, while a war rages under your leadership.
Enough said. Thank you for your attention to this matter.