Peter Baker: White House Punishing AP Goes Against Decades of Tradition

SCARBOROUGH Well Peter it ░░░░░░░░ so short sighted Again ░░░░░░░░ ve been going in ░░░░░░░░ and out of there ░░░░░░░░ a very long time ░░░░░░░░ ve been in Washington ░░░░░░░░ and off for 30 ░░░░░░░░ and you know you ░░░░░░░░ t buy the place ░░░░░░░░ just rent it and ░░░░░░░░ s not even yours ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ I remember walking around ░░░░░░░░ me for talking about ░░░░░░░░ time in Congress again ░░░░░░░░ I remember walking around ░░░░░░░░ impeachment and talking to ░░░░░░░░ fellow Republicans on the ░░░░░░░░ I said you guys ░░░░░░░░ talking and voting like ░░░░░░░░ s never going to ░░░░░░░░ another Republican president We ░░░░░░░░ hold him to the ░░░░░░░░ standard we would want ░░░░░░░░ Republican president held to ░░░░░░░░ that s the same ░░░░░░░░ here I mean we ░░░░░░░░ seeing all these norms ░░░░░░░░ And if Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ conservative outlets don t ░░░░░░░░ as Mike said that ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic president comes ░░░░░░░░ he or she is ░░░░░░░░ to do the same ░░░░░░░░ they re sadly sadly ░░░░░░░░ I mean first of ░░░░░░░░ there s a question ░░░░░░░░ whether they can even ░░░░░░░░ this You remember when ░░░░░░░░ White House tried to ░░░░░░░░ Jim Acosta s badge ░░░░░░░░ House badge and a ░░░░░░░░ stepped in and said ░░░░░░░░ not your decision to ░░░░░░░░ But talk about this ░░░░░░░░ short sightedness of this ░░░░░░░░ also how it ll ░░░░░░░░ limiting to the White ░░░░░░░░ actually getting its message ░░░░░░░░ to voters all across ░░░░░░░░ ideological spectrum BAKER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ think first of all ░░░░░░░░ difference with the Acosta ░░░░░░░░ in the first term ░░░░░░░░ at least on the ░░░░░░░░ they said the reason ░░░░░░░░ were taking his pass ░░░░░░░░ decorum In other words ░░░░░░░░ he had behaved badly ░░░░░░░░ a news conference We ░░░░░░░░ argue about that and ░░░░░░░░ in fact that was ░░░░░░░░ the reason But that ░░░░░░░░ least was the stated ░░░░░░░░ The reason that they ░░░░░░░░ given as a stated ░░░░░░░░ to get rid of ░░░░░░░░ Associated Press is very ░░░░░░░░ and overtly about content ░░░░░░░░ what they say in ░░░░░░░░ coverage the fact that ░░░░░░░░ won t use Trump ░░░░░░░░ preferred phrase Gulf of ░░░░░░░░ and they stick with ░░░░░░░░ traditional phrase Gulf of ░░░░░░░░ which is still recognized ░░░░░░░░ most of the world ░░░░░░░░ fact that is the ░░░░░░░░ House is saying we ░░░░░░░░ punish you we will ░░░░░░░░ something away from you ░░░░░░░░ you don t conform ░░░░░░░░ coverage to what we ░░░░░░░░ it to be So ░░░░░░░░ can say it s ░░░░░░░░ about opening up seats ░░░░░░░░ other organizations that s ░░░░░░░░ I think most reporters ░░░░░░░░ support that the White ░░░░░░░░ Correspondents Association for years ░░░░░░░░ adapted and changed and ░░░░░░░░ new and different types ░░░░░░░░ media organizations in the ░░░░░░░░ already liberal oriented conservative ░░░░░░░░ as well as traditional ░░░░░░░░ mainstream media That s ░░░░░░░░ true for years Fox ░░░░░░░░ there And I remember ░░░░░░░░ your point about there ░░░░░░░░ you know to Mike ░░░░░░░░ point about there will ░░░░░░░░ a day where this ░░░░░░░░ will will be used ░░░░░░░░ a way that the ░░░░░░░░ White House might not ░░░░░░░░ it to I remember ░░░░░░░░ the Obama White House ░░░░░░░░ they tried to keep ░░░░░░░░ out of a press ░░░░░░░░ event and the other ░░░░░░░░ all of us said ░░░░░░░░ that s not right ░░░░░░░░ basically forced the Obama ░░░░░░░░ to back down and ░░░░░░░░ if you re going ░░░░░░░░ invite you know all ░░░░░░░░ us then you have ░░░░░░░░ invite all of us ░░░░░░░░ can t make a ░░░░░░░░ based on an organization ░░░░░░░░ you just don t ░░░░░░░░ And so I think ░░░░░░░░ re right They they ░░░░░░░░ t seem to understand ░░░░░░░░ They want to be ░░░░░░░░ to pick who asks ░░░░░░░░ president questions that goes ░░░░░░░░ decades and decades of ░░░░░░░░