Jeff Mason: ‘I’m Hoping the W.H. Realizes It’s Not in Their Interest’ to Ban the Press

‘I’m hoping the White House realizes it’s not in their interest just as it’s not in the interest of a free press’

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MASON: “Well, I guess the first thing I would say, Mika, is, I want to put it in the larger context of what has happened during this first month. During the first month, Sean Spicer has been briefing regularly from the briefing room and on television and that is what we asked for. And so that is important not to forget. The fact that they did not include a bunch of organizations on Friday is certainly a concern. And, of course, it comes in the context of President Trump saying things like the -- the fact that he believes the media is the enemy of the American people. We absolutely do not believe that. The media is in a critical part of a U.S. democracy and those are the values that we are fighting for. If this happens again then we'll have to talk about it with our members about how to -- how to proceed but I’m -- I'm hoping that we get the message across and I’m hoping that the White House realizes as well that is not in their interest just as it’s not in the interest of a free press.”

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