Marty Baron: It’s a ‘Pattern,’ Trump Wants to Dictate Who Asks a Question and What Questions Are Appropriate to Even Ask

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MELBER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ is which is striking ░░░░░░░░ certainly unusual weather weather ░░░░░░░░ according to government experts ░░░░░░░░ any kind of functional ░░░░░░░░ to run It is ░░░░░░░░ of a results question ░░░░░░░░ s also certainly not ░░░░░░░░ what the Constitution imagines ░░░░░░░░ the cabinet secretaries as ░░░░░░░░ know and I think ░░░░░░░░ have seen are subject ░░░░░░░░ congressional oversight going under ░░░░░░░░ those hearings But what ░░░░░░░░ that matter if they ░░░░░░░░ a stand in as ░░░░░░░░ say for someone else ░░░░░░░░ the big decisions There ░░░░░░░░ an exchange about this ░░░░░░░░ the president Gabe Gutierrez ░░░░░░░░ today Take a look ░░░░░░░░ Mr President since you ░░░░░░░░ spoke about it yesterday ░░░░░░░░ details have come Out ░░░░░░░░ your cabinet Meeting with ░░░░░░░░ Musk and some Clashes ░░░░░░░░ Between secretary Rubio and ░░░░░░░░ duffy Trump I was ░░░░░░░░ You re just a ░░░░░░░░ And you re not ░░░░░░░░ to be asking that ░░░░░░░░ because we re talking ░░░░░░░░ the world cup But ░░░░░░░░ gets along great with ░░░░░░░░ and they re both ░░░░░░░░ a fantastic job There ░░░░░░░░ no clash GUTIERREZ Mr ░░░░░░░░ who bottom Trump Line ░░░░░░░░ you with Who are ░░░░░░░░ GUTIERREZ With NBC Trump ░░░░░░░░ wonder NBC GUTIERREZ More ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk or your ░░░░░░░░ secretary Trump Any other ░░░░░░░░ MELBER What do you ░░░░░░░░ there BARON Well it ░░░░░░░░ part of a pattern ░░░░░░░░ ve got a president ░░░░░░░░ not only tells wants ░░░░░░░░ dictate who asks him ░░░░░░░░ question asks him questions ░░░░░░░░ what questions are appropriate ░░░░░░░░ even ask You know ░░░░░░░░ s a that s ░░░░░░░░ president who really does ░░░░░░░░ respect an independent press ░░░░░░░░ is provided for in ░░░░░░░░ Constitution of this country ░░░░░░░░ does not really respect ░░░░░░░░ expression Look I mean ░░░░░░░░ job of the press ░░░░░░░░ to ask the president ░░░░░░░░ In this instance he ░░░░░░░░ the most powerful person ░░░░░░░░ the world He has ░░░░░░░░ enormous impact on the ░░░░░░░░ of ordinary people and ░░░░░░░░ s entirely appropriate for ░░░░░░░░ Reporter to be asking ░░░░░░░░ happened in that meeting ░░░░░░░░ as is often the ░░░░░░░░ Trump merely denied the ░░░░░░░░ facts and claims that ░░░░░░░░ Are fake news when ░░░░░░░░ fact we later learned ░░░░░░░░ they’re entirely true.”