Dana Bash rejects Trump’s rationale for barring outlets over negative coverage
CNN anchor, interviewing U.S. ambassador Mike Waltz on State of the Union
“And I -- it’s kind of a loss for words, especially when the president says he just doesn’t want negative reporting. It’s critical reporting. It is intended to get facts.”
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Interview
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CNN's transcript of Dana Bash's interviews with U.N. ambassador Mike Waltz and Maryland governor Wes Moore, including their discussion of the White House exclusions.
Before the quotation
Bash asked Waltz about Trump's ban after noting his military service defending freedoms including the First Amendment.
After the quotation
She distinguished national-security concerns from Trump's stated objection to negative coverage.
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Case context: Should President Trump bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage?
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Why this label?
Bash directly challenges the rationale Trump gave for the exclusions and defends the targeted work as critical reporting aimed at finding facts.
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