Here's Sarah's much-anticipated hissy fit over restoring Acosta's press pass.

[Miles Archer]

Link to tweet

[underpants]

1. Trump nominated judge at that

[still_one]

14. I don't see how any judge could have ruled any other way. Not only on the grounds of the first

amendment, but the arbitrary nature of it

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

2. If you insist on decorum...everyone w the last name trump exit the building.

Decorum...that's rich.

[AJT]

3. Decorum in the White House....

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

20. I wasn't able to read any further -- I had fallen off my chair laughing.

SHS, look in the mirror!

[Maeve]

4. Decorum, she says! Talk to the Baby-in-Chief about that one

[Raven]

5. "Decorum" starts at the top. n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

7. She Also Needs To Look In The Mirror

She isn't exactly guiltless when it comes to nastiness.

[unblock]

6. uh, no, i don't think he did:

i rather doubt that anyone was asserting an "absolute" first amendment right to access to the white house, but in any event, the judge has yet to opine on the first amendment question:


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/11/16/cnn-white-house-credential-court-case/2023035002/

But Kelly said he hasn’t considered at all yet whether the White House violated Acosta’s First Amendment rights. More arguments are expected Tuesday.

[Miles Archer]

13. Follow-up tweet from Jordan Fabian:

Jordan Fabian
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Verified account

@Jordanfabian

In reality, Judge Kelly did not make a final ruling on whether Acosta's First Amendment rights were violated in this case.

9:52 AM - 16 Nov 2018

Link to tweet

[unblock]

16. the white house statement is comical, as usual. we won, but we'll give him a pass anyway.

not only did they not win on first amendment arguments (no decision yet), they lost on fifth amendment issues, which of course the statement completely ignores.

they make it look like they're being good guys and giving acosta his pass back out of the kindness of their hearts (ha!), when in fact they're doing it in response to a direct court order.

[MineralMan]

8. So, is Sarah Three Names in charge of Christmas "Decorums"

in the press room?

[C_U_L8R]

9. Hey Hucklenuts, how about this 'rule and process'....

don't yank microphones out of reporters' hands in a feeble attempt to evade questions you don't like !!!

[maxsolomon]

24. It wasn't to evade Acosta's questions

The entire charade was planned, down to the stomping and scowling and the specific woman sent to try to take the microphone from Acosta. Trump was making TV.

It was a set-up so they could pull his pass, intimidate the remainder of the WHPC, and titillate the Trumpanzees.

[C_U_L8R]

28. What a blunder

Kinda blew back in their faces. Dumbshits.

[maxsolomon]

30. not sure if it was yet

he's "working the refs" constantly. always complaining, always wheedling, always whinging. he gets his way because people get sick of dealing with him, like with a stubborn child.

remember, he went over a year without a real press conference, then did a lot of driveway/tarmac availabilities on the run up to the election. then this big fight in a formal presser, then nothing since except interviews with friendly media. he'll come out and fight with the legitimate press in a year or so when he ramps up his run for re-election.

will the press in general then adopt a less adversarial tone when questioning his ignorant ass? will he ever call on Acosta again? TBD.

[jcgoldie]

10. Trump whitehouse tweets are like bizarro superman

They always are exactly the opposite of reality. Wasn't today's ruling specifically to protect 1st amendment rights to WH access?

[sheshe2]

11. Decorum in the WH???

Tweet tweet.

[winstars]

21. NO FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM!!!

[R B Garr]

12. Decorum also means not having staff grabbing microphones

and a President not calling people liars for asking questions. Stuff like that,

[malaise]

15. Decorum- in this White House

Ah STFU - you and the vile MAGAcretin should never use that word.

[gratuitous]

17. What does "decorum" mean?

Will President Trump actually answer questions instead of calling any question he doesn't like "stupid"? I know that Sarah Sanders doesn't talk about a lot of stuff with the president, so she's rarely in a position to answer any questions, but maybe she could get back to the media on this one point?

[TheBlackAdder]

18. Preach it Sarah -- the only way you can!

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[leftynyc]

19. Uh - that's NOT what the judge said

He said he was making NO ruling on the first amendment grounds. That's for later. This putrid administration can't tell the truth about ANYTHING.

[llmart]

22. So now Hucksterbee is a constitutional lawyer???

[Golden Raisin]

23. In Trump's and Huckabee Sanders' dictionary

"decorum" is defined as, "Lie like a mother-f*c#er 24/7."

[Ms. Toad]

25. One: The decision was not made on the merits -

As injunctive relief, the decision was based on a likelihood of success on the merits, which will be decided down the road.

The court did not even rule on whether CNN/Acosta was likely to succeed on the 1st amendment merits, because it was so clear he would prevail on 5th amendment grounds.

Due process is a much easier call. CNN/Acosta had a property right in the pass - and revoking it impacted a first amendment right. That's a pretty easy case to make, since they provided CNN/Acosta no process at all prior to terminating the interest.

Disorder in the press conference (to the extent there was disorder) has nothing to do with due process.

[Gothmog]

26. trump lost and she is upset

[Vinca]

27. Actually, the court didn't make anything clear and the judge pretty much told her

to drop the case because it was likely she'd lose.

[NurseJackie]

29. "... decorum ... " HA! :-D