Wes Moore says Trump treats the Constitution as optional when he dislikes coverage
Governor of Maryland, interviewed on CNN's State of the Union
“the president continues to use the Constitution like it is a suggestion box simply because he does not like the coverage. And so I would just hope that this administration would spend a little bit of time reading, instead of just talking.”
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Interview
About this source
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 Moore for his response to the president's ban of three news organizations, including CNN.
After the quotation
Moore grounded his criticism in the First Amendment and did not offer a condition under which the ban would be acceptable.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should President Trump bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Moore identifies the president's dislike of coverage as the reason for disregarding constitutional press protections and therefore condemns the exclusions.
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