Government White House Suppression of the Free Press

UPDATE:

White House releases doctored video of the actual press conference.  The doctored video came from a right wing conspiracy non-government website.  Also, the audio has cleverly been removed in the tweet from Sarah Sanders which makes the edit and speed up/down very visible when viewed side by side. [3,4,5,6]

We stand by our decision to revoke this individual’s hard pass. We will not tolerate the inappropriate behavior clearly documented in this video. pic.twitter.com/T8X1Ng912y

— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 8, 2018

The intern’s reach for the mic is slowed down, and the “chop” motion is accelerated. Here’s an annotated side by side comparison: pic.twitter.com/wLCG5GVdo1

— Aymann Ismail (@aymanndotcom) November 8, 2018

First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Sky News coverage of the November 7, 2018, President news conference:

Jim Acosta response while on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Unfortunately, even ordinary citizens have a problem with the free press.  Here is one woman’s angry response towards CNN during a Tampa, Florida, rally on July 31, 2018.

1. Washington Post, Kyle Swenson, November 8, 2018 – How CNN’s Jim Acosta became the reporter Trump loves to hate
2. CNN, Brian Stelter, November 7, 2018 – White House pulls CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s pass after contentious news conference
3. Washington Post, Molly Roberts, November 8, 2018 – Sarah Sanders’s diabolically clever attack on Jim Acosta
4. Washington Post, Drew Harwell, November 8, 2018 – White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta
5. Vox, Aaron Rupar, November 8, 2018 – White House press secretary uses fake Infowars video to justify banning CNN reporter
6. Media Matters for America, Timothy Johnson, November 8, 2018 – The Infowars-White House pipeline is alive and well – Sarah Huckabee Sanders shared an edited Infowars video to prop up the White House’s lies about CNN’s Jim Acosta