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Trump Has Now Banned NINE Media Outlets – A Likely Tenth Predicts Misery For Him Over It
By Rika Christensen
June 16, 2016 9:27 am ·
When Donald Trump banned the Washington Post from his events, he no doubt thought it was the boldest move yet in his war against the “dishonest” media. The Post, however, is far from the first outlet to fall to Trump’s wrath. To date, Trump has actually banned nine media outlets from covering his events. Nine. But he won’t stop until he’s sure the coverage he’s getting fits his definition of “honest” and “fair.”
The New York Times, whom Trump reviles but somehow hasn’t totally banned yet, went to work compiling a list of blacklisted outlets after explaining why Trump banned the Post. They added:
“In reality, of course, no one would be more miserable than Mr. Trump if these bans actually resulted in less coverage of his campaign.”
That’s a truth bomb if ever there was one. Trump’s need for glowing praise, kowtowing and general ass-kissing means he absolutely must hog as much of the spotlight as possible. That includes all the favorable media coverage he can get. But if he thinks that coverage will become more favorable after he bans outlets in fits of rage appropriate to a toddler, he’ll be sorely disappointed.
The truly funny thing about this is that he hasn’t thought it through at all. Reporters from blackballed outlets can still attend most of Trump’s events as members of the general public. They can’t get credentials, and they can’t attend his official press conferences, but they can still go to and cover rallies and other events. That means that Trump is spiraling down into some serious delusions if he thinks these bans will solve his imagined problems with the media.
So who, besides the Post, has he banned, and why?
The National Review – They put out a huge cover feature that roundly denounced everything about Trump back in January. How dare they.
The Des Moines Register – They were, in Trump’s view, stupid enough to call on him to drop out of the race. Press outlets can’t do that to him.
The Huffington Post – They’ve been on Trump’s blacklist almost from day one, after they put all their coverage of him in their entertainment section. The media certainly isn’t allowed to reveal the three-ring political circus that he is.
Politico – Trump never explained this one, but they think it has to do with unfavorable coverage of his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski. The horror.
Buzzfeed News – In 2014, one of their reporters profiled him in a way that must have just rankled. Our hearts bleed pink carbonated peanut butter.
The Daily Beast – They published a story in which Trump’s former wife, Ivana, made him look bad. They also called for a boycott of his events. The gall of them.
Gawker – This could be about anything, including an investigative piece they ran fairly recently about his hair. Let’s be real: This is Gawker, and Trump’s hair is a disaster, but apparently there is no laughing this off.
Univision – Trump sued them in 2015 when they got angry over his racism against Latinos and began distancing themselves from him. That’s obviously a lie and half.
Besides banning entire outlets, he’s barred reporters from Mother Jones, Fusion, and The New York Times, and claimed credit for getting The New Hampshire Union Leader dropped from a debate after they published a front-page op-ed denouncing him.
In demonstration of his racism, The New Tri-State Defender, a traditionally black publication, can’t even get responses to emails requesting credentials. Yet he’ll issue credentials to Alex Jones‘ InfoWars, which is quite possibly one of the most craftily dumb conspiracy sites on the internet.
Trump claims he won’t ban any media from the White House press room when he’s elected, telling CNN, “It’s a different thing.” He added:
“When I’m representing the United States, I wouldn’t do that. But I would let people know if somebody’s untruthful.”
Oh, baloney. The people of the U.S. will believe that when they see it. However, that could go two ways. One is obvious – he’ll keep banning the outlets he hates until there are none left to cover him. The other is that he’ll come to his senses, such as they are, and realize that a growing blacklist means less food for his narcissistic ego. Either way, he’s out of hand with his.
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