Donald
Trump ends his
media blacklist
The
Donald taketh, but he also giveth back.
Donald
Trump has reportedly ended his
media blacklist, which had grown to include many of the most respected newspapers in the U.S.
Trump's contentious relationship with the press led him to create an informal list that had been "banned" from his events, although he still routinely spoke with journalists from some of those outlets. In particular, the
Washington Post had been on the list but also gotten numerous interviews with him.
CNN's Brian Stelter first reported on Wednesday that the
blacklist had ended, and that press credentials would be restored for numerous organizations including
Politico, Univision,
the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post, and
BuzzFeed News. Read more...
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