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Katie Couric@katiecouric The reporters from these outlets will continue to cover this administration just as the reporters who were kicked out of the Pentagon have. You cannot silence a free press. “Without debate, without criticism, no administration and no country can succeed — and no republic can survive. ... And that is why our press was protected by the First Amendment – the only business in America specifically protected by the Constitution – not primarily to amuse and entertain, not to emphasize the trivial and the sentimental, not to simply ‘give the public what it wants’ — but to inform, to arouse, to reflect, to state our dangers and our opportunities, to indicate our crises and our choices, to lead, mold, educate and sometimes even anger public opinion.” — John F. Kennedy (This comes from a 1961 speech Kennedy gave before the National Newspaper Publishers Association.) “Power can be very addictive. And it can be corrosive. And it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power.” — George W. Bush
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@sallywinsermclachlan Pathetic
@tmr2008 Go do some work you orange troll
@raymebracken If an incompetent narcissist posted about banning the press from the White House it would look just like this.
@choreobabe look who is charging others with corruption
@troyleeboy54 Once a dweeb always a dweeb
@anniepichan I’ve given up, Katie.
@kelly_lakeman2 WHERE IS CONGRESS AND OUR SUPREME COURT
@katlindahl22 Banning any press is an attack on the first Amendment. This is an outrage.
@cperkett Such a child! Keep media alive!
@gilead_is_closer I’m over his bullying and stupidity. Is it November yet?
@lluna1492 Corruption??? Huh, I think the orange doth protest too much.
@hkitty4884 He needs to go back to sleep & stop throwing a hissy fit
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@monica_sempervive_realtor He is an a$$