White House limits journalists at Trump-Kim dinner over 'sensitivities' to shouted questions

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



By KATIE GALIOTO 02/27/2019 08:41 AM EST

The White House restricted the access of American journalists on Wednesday to a dinner with President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over “sensitivities” to shouted questions at the leaders’ earlier meeting, according to the pool of reporters traveling with the president.

Just one print reporter was allowed to witness Trump and Kim, who were joined by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and North Korean officials, at dinner in Hanoi, Vietnam. Among those blocked by the White House from viewing the dinner were reporters from the major wire services.

Earlier Wednesday, Trump briefly responded to shouted questions from the full press pool at a photo opportunity where he and Kim met and shook hands at a hotel in Hanoi. Asked if he had any reaction to the testimony of Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney who is slated to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, the president shook his head no and thanked the media, signaling his desire to end the exchange with reporters.

In a statement to the press pool, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said there would be limited room for journalists at the dinner “due to the sensitive nature of the meetings,” adding that she would ensure photographers, TV, radio and print reporters were all represented.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/27/trump-kim-summit-2019-journalists-1190214

[thegoose]

1. "Are you both criminals?"

"How much blood is on your hands?"

"What's with the dumbass hairdos?"

[Iliyah]

2. In other words, only kiss

arse so called journalists are allowed, i.e. fake news (Murdoch and Sinclair) and hate radio . . .

[watoos]

3. Why all of the secrecy,

who was the one reporter allowed in?

[Scarsdale]

4. Wanna bet Hannity

was allowed to attend? He rode a scooter without a helmet to get there.

[Botany]

5. Because Trump is meeting Sergey Lavrov there too

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/putin-foreign-minister-lavrov-in-vietnam-ahead-of-trump-kim-summit-2019-02-26

Lavrov, who is also visiting Vietnam this week, said in comments carried by Russian news agencies on Monday that Russia believes that the U.S. ought to offer Pyongyang “security guarantees” for the disarmament deal to succeed.

He also mentioned that “the U.S. is even asking our advice, our views on this or that scenario of” how the summit in Hanoi could pan out.

[saidsimplesimon]

8. Of course, his Russian

handlers are doing their best to promote Russian self interests at the peril of our democratic republic. Putie Pie face probably never dreamed that a take over of the US would require so little cash.

What good is our military defense when you have a negotiator who is willing to take bribes, promote his own self interests and leave Americans starving without adequate health care?

[Farmer-Rick]

10. But, but, but he can't be with his handlers

the first nude lady didn't accompany Traitor Trump.

[saidsimplesimon]

12. You mean melanoma is not at ITS side?

From the nude photos of mrs. orange peel, I don't even think she makes a good trophy wife with clothes on.

[Farmer-Rick]

13. I know, I thought trophy wives were suppose to be good dressers

She's seem to only be able to take off her clothes well.

[EarthFirst]

6. When meeting with your dictator buddies; it's good to put on a show

...maybe even a quick slight or snub to exert dominance in the situation.

[yaesu]

7. I believe tRump planned this trip with the help of another foreign enemy, Kim

in order to suppress Cohens house testimony by the old wag the dog scheme. The testimony was first announced Jan 11, 2019, tRump announced his meeting with his buddy Kim on Jan 18, 2019.

[yaesu]

9. trump is working on his new North Korea reality show called wag the dog

[Farmer-Rick]

11. Two obese men going to gorge themselves at dinner

Who would want to miss that? A sign of the times.