A New York Times report this week disclosed how the White House press office has refused to answer questions from reporters with pronouns displayed in their email signatures.
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TheTrumpWhiteHousepressofficeisrefusingtorespondtoemailedquestionsfromreporterswhodisplaytheirpronounsintheiremailsignatures,sayingtheydeny“biologicalreality”andcan’tbetrustedtowritehoneststories.
NewYorkTimesreporterMichaelGrynbaumsaidthepressofficehasrejectedemailson“threerecentoccasions”fromreporterswhodisplaythegender-identifyinglabel,andattributedquotestopresssecretaryKarolineLeavittexpressingitaspolicy.
“Asamatterofpolicy,wedonotrespondtoreporterswithpronounsintheirbios,”LeavitttoldaTimesreporterwithpronounsintheirsignature,whohadinquiredaboutaclimateresearchobservatory.
DEFENSESECRETARYPETEHEGSETHSAYS‘NOMOREDEIATDEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE’:‘NOEXCEPTIONS’
ThereportermentionedanotherinstancewhereDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE)senioradviserKatieMillerallegedlyrefuse