Not one single reporter should attend the White House briefings until Acosta's credentials are

[Augiedog]

restored.

NOT ONE SINGLE REPORTER!

If it can happen to CNN it can and will happen to anyone (except FUX news of course, because, well, you know).

This is a power move by the White House to deprive America of factual reporting. It must not stand.

[uponit7771]

1. This is exactly what should happen but there are too many opportunist in the MSM today

[forgotmylogin]

7. Show up, but nothing but questions about Acosta.

And request for statements on the value of a free press.

[uponit7771]

9. +1

[PatSeg]

11. Yes

That would be perfect.

[StarryNite]

31. Perfect!

[Moostache]

2. Agreed...total shutdown until Acosta is reinstated, period. (n/t)

[Wintryjade]

3. You would think this would be the easy and obvious answer for the media.

Instead they will whine, throw out a statement, maybe defend and then go on with their pressers with Trumpco.

[RockRaven]

4. There's a lot of things people SHOULD do that they don't do.

For examle, FoxNews, Breitbart, CBN, et al will be glad to fill up the briefing room if NYT, WaPo, CNN, MSNBC, AP, Reuters, NPR, PBS tried to take a stand like you suggest.

[Brother Buzz]

5. Sarah Sanders is the point person on this....

So I'm guessing the next SHS Press Conference is going to be ugly. Ugly! That is, if she even holds another one before her departure.

[dlk]

6. Fox Would Show Up. They Would Happily Be the Only Ones There

[Odoreida]

8. Maybe I'm being paranoid but ...

... there's no legal requirement to have press conferences, right? It's just a custom.

I believe Trump is trying to end that custom.

There will still be press handouts, and of course tweets.

[WinstonSmith4740]

10. Totally agree!!!

Not one should attend...or conversely, show up for the next press "briefing", turn their backs on her and walk out. Enough is enough.

[karin_sj]

12. I like the second option

Leaving only the Fox reporters/sycophants standing there

[WinstonSmith4740]

14. Freakin' A!

Cheeto Mussolini can't handle being out of the spotlight...his head will explode after 1 day of being ignored.

[Nitram]

13. Every MSM reporter at WH press briefings should ask about nothing except the investigations

until Acosta gets his credentials restored. Don't leave Fox and Friends in charge.

[JeaneRaye]

15. I agree.

Trump planned that whole charade. That's why he called on Acosta. If the media didn't give air time to Trump and all his lies, it would drive him crazier than he already is. I say the press should boycott him and his worthless press conferences.

[Totally Tunsie]

16. Wouldn't work. tRump would be more than exuberant to discontinue all press briefings

and this would play directly into his hands. I can hear it now: "If the Press isn't going to show up, we'll just shut them down permanently." That would leave tRump and his sleazy administration to do their dirty work without having to broadcast or answer to any of it. It would be very counter-productive. No pressers means no reporters needed. They'd be signing their own pink slips to obscurity.

They need to show up, push back, and show tRump for the ass he is. I like that they've been showing some forcefulness lately. The Press has been too silent and accepting of poor treatment for far too long. If tRump then shuts them down for aggressiveness, then there will be reason for the public to show its disdain and push back themselves.

The Press needs to stay up close and personal in tRump's face to let him know that his way is NOT the way government is run!

[Autumn]

17. Yes, give the tin pot dictator just what he wants. Only Fox, Infowars, and Breitbart

reporting on what he does and says. Do you think Democrats should give him what he wants?

[erronis]

22. Those outlets (sewage) already only report what they want. No loss making them the dumphouse pool

So all the rest of the media, US, worldwide can report on real news instead of the inanities that spew from this infested place.

[Autumn]

27. The rest of the media can report on real news and no one knows what Trump is doing

except the media that already lies and sanitizes everything Trump does and says to give him cover and make it look like he is perfect and everyone else is the problem? Think about that, Trump is real news. Do you think if only Fox, Infowars, and Breitbart cover him and he does to someone else what he does to the real media that they would report it?

[lilactime]

18. I think they should all attend and all ask when Acosta will get

his credentials back. And keep asking it.

[Pathwalker]

19. NO! Why would we want them to give tRump what HE wants -

only Breitbart, Faux, and Infowars attending the press briefings, and skewing the event? Think about it.

[William Seger]

20. They should stop attending, period -- nobody gets straight answers from Sarah

[Merlot]

21. Giving trumpft exactly what he wants

Remeber, he's the one that wanted to not have press briefings. If he could have them with only "friendly" reportes, he'd be loving it.

[erronis]

23. It's ok. No sentient person will be watching or be offended by his strutting.

[erronis]

24. Start to tell the MSM that coverage of the dump-house briefings will lose viewers$

and the viewers' advertising $s.

Nothing works better than turning off those advertising spigots. Since they (and google/apple/etc.) are watching every eyeball and mouse click, it will soon become evident that this dump-house news is a total turn-off.

[Hekate]

25. Wrong

>sigh<

[A HERETIC I AM]

26. "This is a power move by the White House to deprive America of factual reporting."

No it's not.

It's a child throwing a temper tantrum because someone was mean to him.

[violetpastille]

28. They should show up and they should stand up for each other.

If one reporter gets cut off the next reporter picks up the question.

[Basement Beat]

29. It'll be weeks before the next one...

and at that point, the media would be starved and chomping at the bit to ask questions.
Nothing will change. *sigh*

[Iggo]

30. No, they should all go...

...and ask questions from a list provided by Acosta.

[NYC Liberal]

32. That's the opposite of what should happen. The only media there to ask questions

would be Fox and right wing media outlets. No thanks.

What should happen is they should all attend and continue to ask tough questions.

[gopiscrap]

33. agreed

[brettdale]

34. agree

If there was a boycott, Im sure Faux News would still go.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

35. I want them to stop giving him a platform by the helicopter. Trump

Knows about tv production and optics. Those sham ad hoc "press conferences" are perfect for him. Number 1, the American public can't hear the question and Number 2, because they can't he can ramble anyway he wants, and Number 3, makes him look busy when he is only going from one tv to one on his plane on his way to get a rally fix of adoration from his crazies.