Trump's Bizarre Ban: What It Says About the State of Journalism The White House Correspondents Association has been a thorn in Donald Trump's side for years, pushing back against his administration's attempts to control the narrative and silence dissenting voices.
The latest salvo came on Friday, when Trump announced that CNN, MSNBC, and Politico would no longer be welcome at the White House. At first glance, this might seem like a case of presidential petulance.
However, scratch beneath the surface, and it becomes clear that this is about something more sinister: the eroding trust between the press and the public, and the administration's attempts to rewrite reality.