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Does Acosta's behavior disqualify him from the First Amendment?
As Times White House reporter Julie Davis tweeted on Thursday, “@Acosta's behavior here, like it or not, does not disqualify him from the First Amendment-protected freedom to ask questions. Otherwise, how are we different from a place that has no freedom of the press at all?”
Did Donald Trump pull reporters from the press?
During his presidential campaign, Trump also pulled reporters’ press access, including those from The New York Times , Washington Post, BuzzFeed and POLITICO. He could do the same on his next campaign — and, more gravely, continue the practice in the White House.
Judge Rules On Jim Acosta
Federal District Court judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, stayed the White House ban on due process grounds. But the judge emphasized that he wasn't ruling on any First Amendment issue.
Jim Acosta Types Disappear Under Dems
Actually, the recipe for a more tepid press is simple: put a Democrat in the White House.