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sunonmars

(8,656 posts)
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 12:34 PM Feb 2017

State Department aides forced journalists to leave the room when it was Tillerson's turn to speak

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/tillerson-goes-abroad-meets-with-russian-counterpart.html

And apparently, it kind of was. Bloomberg reports that the two sat down, and Lavrov delivered his opening remarks, congratulating Tillerson on his job. But when it came time for Tillerson’s turn to speak, State Department aides forced American and Russian journalists to leave the room — something that Lavrov appeared to object to, asking: “Why did you shush them out?”

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Tells me all i need to know.....
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State Department aides forced journalists to leave the room when it was Tillerson's turn to speak (Original Post) sunonmars Feb 2017 OP
fascism on the march.... dhill926 Feb 2017 #1
I would like the names of the State Department aides who Tanuki Feb 2017 #2

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
2. I would like the names of the State Department aides who
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 12:39 PM
Feb 2017

tore up the Bill of Rights and abrogated our First Amendment right to a free Press. This is serious and cannot be tolerated. These people work for us and must be held accountable rather than shielded with a vague "State Department aide" designation.

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