Front row seat or not...this is patently offensive. If Ms. Thomas is a reporter, then she needs to leave her politics at the door. If she chooses to be a commentator, then she should turn in her press credentials and retire to the Hamptons to pontificate on whatever her heart desires.
Kudos to Ms. Perino
The press conference is not a debate or an interview. Ask your QUESTION and possibly a FOLLOWUP. Don’t deny the points and use it to continue to blame America for the evils of the world.
Take a stand and move elsewhere to decry how “rotten” the US is. And then move back the next time a Democrat is elected and ignore the continuation of much of the foreign policy and say how much better it is now. “those are OUR planes now”.