Don’t Let Free Speech Get In The Way Of A Good Photo Op

On May 8, The New York Post reported the following:

Not content with limiting President Joe Biden to a modern-record low of full press conferences, the White House staff on Monday banned The Post’s Steven Nelson from the prez’s only daytime public event — leaving around 20 of the venue’s 50 or so seats empty.

Biden stomped out of a February presser on China in same room, griping “give me a break” about journalists’ failure to be “polite” after the Post reporter asked, “Is your ability to deal with China compromised by your family’s business relationships in China?”

Last Friday, the prez refused to take press questions while claiming he had a “major press conference” that night; in fact it was a one-on-one interview on ultraliberal MSNBC.

The same day, the Press Office announced new rules requiring every member of the White House press corps to re-apply for credentials.

On Monday, the White House didn’t even give Nelson a reason for excluding him, just a bland, plainly false note that “We are unable to accommodate your credential request.”

Many of our Presidents have had difficulty with the press. Back when The New York Times actually reported some of the news, I believe John F. Kennedy was critical of the paper numerous times. However, I believe that blocking a major news source from attending a public event is another step toward censorship by the Biden administration.