The White House is claiming that
@acosta
"put his hand on" the intern who tried to take his mic. That is not true but they are trying to justify denying his access to the WH. This is an alarming turn for our democracy. Watch the clip from
@_EthanGrey
My God. What an abomination. The entire WH Press Corps should refuse to attend press events until
@Acosta
's access is reinstated. This is straight up repression of the free press. This is what happens in dictatorships. DO NOT LET THIS STAND.
@HawaiiDelilah
@Acosta
@_EthanGrey
What about having a roving 🎤 on a drone run by AI that selects who can speak based on a live national Twitter pole run by a quantum PC...no contact needed
@HawaiiDelilah
@Acosta
@_EthanGrey
Trump went into that press conference with the distinct goal of starting a fight. It is unfortunate that the entire press corp did not walk out when he started to go for Acosta/NBC/Ryan. Etc. Will they show solidarity now....not likely but would be what is needed right now