Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele.
Despite a court order, Donald Trump is still refusing to allow journalists from the Associated Press into the White House press pool. This is a direct assault on the First Amendment, free speech, and freedom of the press.
-- The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) April 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Trump says he always' abides by court orders as allies lay groundwork to defy them (February 2025)
www.independent.co.uk
... "So yeah, the answer is, I always abide by the courts, always abide by them, and we'll appeal, but appeals take a long time," he added.
Trump's remarks follow a deluge of attacks from Elon Musk, Vice President JD Vance, administration officials and their allies, casting aside checks and balances and falsely suggesting that the presidency has supreme authority over Congress and the judicial branch. ...
@#14
It is always interesting, and somethings sadly humorous, to see MAGA supporters trying to justify the actions of Pres Trump, when if Pres Obama or Pres Biden had done anything even resolutely similar, the right-wing media propaganda sites would have lit up.
Barack Obama tan suit controversy
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... On August 28, 2014, President Barack Obama held a press conference about the situation regarding ISIS in Syria, and how the U.S. military was planning to respond to it. At the conference, Obama said that the U.S. had yet to develop a plan regarding the removal of ISIS, and talked extensively about his concerns in the region.[6][7] During the conference he wore a tan suit, which until that point was uncommon for Obama.[8]
The light-colored suit was seen by conservative commentator and Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs as "shocking to a lot of people".[6] ...
As far as I can tell it is not a violation of the Constitution.
Another one that proudly demonstrates his utter ignorance of all things legal. As the Judge succinctly stated
No, the Court simply holds that under the First Amendment, if the Government opens its doors to some journalists" be it to the Oval Office, the East Room, or elsewhere"it cannot then shut those doors to other journalists because of their viewpoints. The Constitution requires no less ... .Though you should read the full opinion to get an education from a Buffoon appointed Judges on some aspects of the First Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com
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