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Todd Blanche Defends Trump Press Ban as National Security Fight

Headline from Newsweek

Trump's attorney general defends press restrictions as judge questions national security rationale.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Just the News

    Blanche defends Trump banning CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    "There's still obviously litigation going on, but the important thing, Martha, is to know that ... being in the White House is a privilege. It's not a right,” Blanche says

  2. ABC News

    Blanche addresses White House press ban, calls access 'a privilege ... not a right' (opens ABC News)

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    Attorney General Todd Blanched joined "This Week" Sunday amid ongoing litigation between several media outlets and the administration over access to the White House.

  3. Newsweek

    Todd Blanche Defends Trump Press Ban as National Security Fight (opens Newsweek)

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    Trump's attorney general defends press restrictions as judge questions national security rationale.

  4. The Guardian

    Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It’s a privilege … not a right’ (opens The Guardian)

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    US attorney general argues that president is ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico Donald Trump ’s attorney general Todd Blanche argued on Sunday that the administration banned three news outlets from the White House because it is “privilege … not a right” to be there.

  5. BizPac Review

    Attorney General Todd Blanche pushes back on ABC News host Martha Raddatz’s ‘extraordinarily disingenuous’ comments about press freedom under Trump (opens BizPac Review)

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    Attorney General Todd Blanche defended President Donald Trump’s recent access restrictions on certain media outlets during a Sunday interview with ABC News. Blanche and “This Week” host […]

  6. Washington Examiner

    Blanche reiterates national security concerns justify White House reporter ban (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the White House’s reporter ban on Sunday, reiterating that it was implemented for national security purposes. “Well, the president hasn’t denied access, that’s not the right way to describe it,” Blanche said while speaking with Martha Raddatz on ABC News’s This…

  7. The New Republic

    Todd Blanche Freaks Out Over Media Ban After Trump Bars CNN Again (opens The New Republic)

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    Attorney General Todd Blanche crashed and burned while trying to defend President Donald Trump’s ever-increasing restrictions on the press. Speaking on ABC’s This Week Sunday, Blanche struggled to keep his composure while facing questions about a federal judge’s temporary injunction on Trump’s decis…

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