Tillerson holds a press conference without U.S. media

[TomCADem]

Source: Politico

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held a news conference with the Saudi foreign minister in Riyadh on Sunday, but he left the American media behind.

State Department spokesperson R.C. Hammond said Tillerson — who was traveling with Donald Trump on his first foreign trip as president — was invited at the last minute to participate in a news conference with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir. Only foreign media were invited.

"Regrettably, there was not enough time to alert or make arrangements for U.S. media to participate. Under different circumstances, U.S. media would have been alerted,” Hammond said, in a rare admission of an error by the administration. “Steps were immediately taken to ensure a transcript could be produced and distributed to reporters. Ideally, members of the U.S. press corps should have had the option to attend the press conference and ask questions.”

Tillerson and Jubeir had taken a few questions from U.S. reporters on the trip on Saturday. Tillerson is also now expected to speak to reporters on Air Force One en route to Israel on Monday.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/05/21/tillerson-no-reporters-press-238658

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Once again, the Trump administration cuts out the U.S. media. Perhaps the Trump administration wanted to divulge classified information to foreign governments again?

[msongs]

1. no invitation means NO reporting on it is US media nt

[Zorro]

3. Trump and the rest of these jackasses have forgotten they represent the citizens of the USA

[lastlib]

13. They have no intention of representing the citizens of the USA

Only the plutocrats and oligarchs.

(you need to keep your "Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism" with you at all times for handy reference. )

[Doodley]

2. Loyalty to the American people is not a high priority

[GP6971]

4. I have no doubt

the lack of notification was intentional.

[Skittles]

5. they are such fucking cowards

[spiderpig]

6. Don't worry. Andrea Mitchell will be on his case like a pit bull.

It's actually kind of funny how awkward Tillerson is trying to ignore her, and she isn't having any.

[Guilded Lilly]

7. I'm getting pretty damned sick of this cowardly shit from the Cretin's Mouthpiece Morons...

and I would think the US press would have some f'n pride and fight this obstruction (which is no longer subtle or hidden in any way) and denigration. WTFFF hell is going ON in enabling this shit??????????????????????????

Storm the damn rooms...or refuse all together to show any coverage anywhere of this pathetic FREAK passing himself off as a leader of anything but juvenile con man propaganda. The lack of attention would send him over the edge which he is already dangling from and is oh so exhausted from flying in a plane for two days.

[forgotmylogin]

8. "Oops, just an oversight!"

"We'll give you a transcript. Yesss. A transcript of exactly what was said."

[Tactical Peek]

9. Fuck that guy.

[flamingdem]

10. Oily little fucker

evasive creep

[briv1016]

11. No worry. Russia Today was given advanced notice.

[nocalflea]

12. Pettiness ? Attempt to control the narrative ?

Whatever it is, it's stupid. Who will give voice to their lies ? An anchor reading a WH statement is less effective than on air spin ,and makes the statement easier to analyze and debunk- they (Trump admin.) give up their chance to push back and shape the narrative.
Oh , and it also pisses journalists off , have they not noticed this?
And they wonder why they get bad press.

[mdbl]

14. Let's hope someone leaks about what this moron is really doing

since he won't let anyone see in public.

[Blue_Tires]

15. Banana Repubic...

[DK504]

16. Has Al-Jezzera released the tape of the "press" conference.

The one with out the press.

[MGKrebs]

17. Well they can't answer questions from the US press because Cheeto will contradict

them the next morning on Twitter. It's got to be embarrassing. Since nobody knows what "the policy" is, they can't formulate any coherent answer to anything. Spicey actually probably has the only possible strategy to deal with this- lie and attack.

[Grins]

18. That the same guy who booted the MSM off his plane to Japan, S.Korea, and China...

...and allowed ONE "reporter" from a Reich-wing news site on the flight? Who didn't cover the events but interviewed him once...?

That the guy?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. Lot's of Russians though

[joshdawg]

20. My bullshit meter just pegged.