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Trump press secretary doesn’t engage with reporters using pronouns in emails, says they deny reality

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.

TheTrumpWhiteHousepressofficeisrefusingtorespondtoemailedquestionsfromreporterswhodisplaytheirpronounsintheiremailsignatures,sayingtheydeny“biologicalreality”andcan’tbetrustedtowritehoneststories. NewYorkTimesreporterMichaelGrynbaumsaidthepressofficehasrejectedemailson“threerecentoccasions”fromreporterswhodisplaythegender-identifyinglabel,andattributedquotestopresssecretaryKarolineLeavittexpressingitaspolicy. “Asamatterofpolicy,wedonotrespondtoreporterswithpronounsintheirbios,”LeavitttoldaTimesreporterwithpronounsintheirsignature,whohadinquiredaboutaclimateresearchobservatory. DEFENSESECRETARYPETEHEGSETHSAYS‘NOMOREDEIATDEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE’:‘NOEXCEPTIONS’ ThereportermentionedanotherinstancewhereDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE)senioradviserKatieMillerallegedlyrefuse