Posted on 01/31/2017 6:31:09 PM PST by drewh
If youre a regular viewer of CNNs State of the Union, you may have noticed that in both episodes since inauguration, Jake Tapper has informed viewers of the following:
Follow Jake Tapper ✔ @jaketapper We asked the Trump WH to provide a guest to explain the order & clear up any confusion (even within its own govt). They declined. #CNNSOTU 9:08 AM - 29 Jan 2017 7,561 7,561 Retweets 9,709 9,709 likes Yes, for two weekends in a row no one from the Trump administration has gone on Tappers show, even though the CNN anchor is considered a fair-minded journalist by some prominent conservative voices.
But according to Politico, this may be part of a deliberate strategy to ice out CNN:
The White House has refused to send its spokespeople or surrogates onto CNN shows, effectively icing out the network from on-air administration voices.
Were sending surrogates to places where we think it makes sense to promote our agenda, said a White House official, acknowledging that CNN is not such a place, but adding that the ban is not permanent.
One CNN reporter anonymously told Politico, Theyre trying to cull CNN from the herd.
Trump administration officials appeared on other Sunday shows this week, theyve been on Fox News, and Stephen Miller was even on MSNBC with Greta Van Susteren yesterday. But per Politico:
The last time an administration official was on CNNs Sunday public affairs show State of the Union was Conway on January 8. She also appeared on CNN the following Wednesday with Anderson Cooper, the same day as then President-elect Trumps press conference where he derided CNN for publishing a report that intelligence officials had briefed both Trump and former President Barack Obama that the Russians may have negative information about Trump.
The report says the administration is still answering questions from CNN reporters (Jim Acosta asked Sean Spicer during the first official presser last week), but Spicer has continued to publicly express frustrations with the tone of CNNs coverage.
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I think CNN will likely be purchased at some point...by some Chinese billionaire. The international news group will be moved to China and focus heavily on pro-China news. It’ll turn into some Al Jazeera-like network...with the China theme. Trump might have a chance to halt the sale....but I doubt if he’ll do it.
If CNN says it’s Tuesday, I’ll check the calendar.
Ah, yes, the fair-minded Jake Tapper.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/11/07/wikileaks-cnn-asked-democrats-to-draft-questions-for-republican-candidate-interviews/
CNN will be with us as long as we have airports sadly.
Nobama froze out Faux news and kicked the Washington Times off his aeroplane.
What’s good for the goose .... that’s a tough titty CNN.
Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t seem to remember any Obama Insiders from his administration coming on Fox and sitting down and having a conversation
It destroys them internationally because they have no film to distribute.
Also will the feds continue to pay CNN?
Ice Ice Baby!
Hilarious. Fair-minded but hacked e-mails showed he was fed talking points from the DNC to bash Trump and support Hilary during the election. And this rag calls that "fair-minded. Bull ***cough*** s _ _ t!
I LOVE IT. Boycott CNN. The US government has no duty to appear on any program for any news organization, especially a hostile, deceitful one.
Go to hell CNN. It is lovely watching your ratings crash and burn.
Trump should freeze out any network that has McCain or Graham on their screaming face shows.
Awesome.
The filthy degenerate scumbag animals at CNN and other ENEMEDIA outlets WANT to make us less safe and are waging a propaganda war in support of an invasion of the UNITED STATES by illegal alien criminals and mozlum terrorists.
As a result, they have FORFEITED their First Amendment protection and should be treated as a DOMESTIC ENEMY subject to ARREST and HARASSMENT!!!!!!!!!!!
finally get them out of every airport.
Just remember CNN=Ted Turner/Jane Fonda
CNN gave the damn debate questions to Hillary BEFORE the debates. They’re on record working FOR democrats.
Why the hell would any Republican go on that network?
After watching today’s press conference I’d say quite a few need to be iced out. They are like ravaging dogs going after a piece of meat. Truly despicable.
I believe Trump warned them to clean up their lying reporting.
memo to cnn; When you are known as the counterfeit news network, you should expect things like this.
HA ha....will never happen. Ole Wulf Blitzer acts like Hillary is his mother or something! And Anderson Cooper is an elitist and Hilary cult lover also! NO, they will only double down on their lies!
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