The Associated Press accused the Trump administration of retaliation and a “grave disservice” to the American people as the media-government feud continued.
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TheAssociatedPressandReutersreleasedsharplycriticalstatementsoftheTrumpWhiteHousethisweekinresponsetonewsthatitwascuttingtraditionalwireserviceslotsintherotatingpool.
“Wearedeeplydisappointedthattheadministrationhaschosentorestricttheaccessofallwireservices,whosefastandaccurateWhiteHousecoverageinformsbillionsofpeopleeverysingleday,ratherthanreinstateTheAssociatedPresstothewirepool,”APspokespersonLaurenEastonsaid,accordingtoreports.
“ThewireservicesrepresentthousandsofnewsorganizationsacrosstheU.S.andtheworldover,”Eastonadded.“Ourcoverageisusedbylocalnewspapersandtelevisionstationsinall50statestoinformtheircommunities. Theadministration’sactionscontinuetodisregardthefundamentalAmericanfreedomtospeakwithoutgovernmentcontrolorretaliation.ThisisagravedisservicetotheAmericanpeople.”
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