Sorry, I think she was justified in asking the questions.
When Trump tweets about something (Cohen, Russia investigation) it’s fair game for reporters to ask about it. He can’t expect to bring something up in a tweet and not expect to be asked about it.
It really isn’t up to our elected leaders to decide what questions the press is allowed to ask them.
At a normal WH presser I agree but not at a special Rose Garden event with foreign dignitaries and CNN has a tract record of bad behavior.
You are confusing a regular press conference led by Sarah Sanders with a special Rose Garden event to which the press is granted access, to report on the special event. Keeping to the topic for which they were granted this access is a matter of basic decorum in front of a foreign leader who is a mission-specific guest in our nation.
But it’s turning into a free for all. They’ve become not reporters but paparazzi trying to get a startled look so they can put it on the nightly news and then talk about it for 45 minutes. There’s no dignity anymore. I’m tired of it.
Trump tweets, she can tweet.
Trump doesn’t have to take any questions from the press at all. There’s zero requirement for that.
Nor does he need to allow everyone who wants to to join in his event where he does take questions.
These are privileges. They could retaliate against this with bad coverage, but there’s no way they could cover him with more hostility than they already do, so that would make no difference whatsoever.
These are called “consequences”. And they’re pretty light consequences - Jim Acosta for one should be in jail, as should Donna Brazile.
Depending on the venue, it is their right (this includes both sides).
This was not a free for all venue with the questions open to any subject.
There is a time and a place for everything.