The vast majority of the American media is openly hostile to Republicans. They treat them like an enemy, not even trying to hide their bias anymore.
It makes perfect sense for Republicans to deny them access and regard them with suspicion.
And yet there are people in the media who are clutching their pearls over this. What do they expect?
Charlotte Klein writes at Vanity Fair:
Will Republicans Shut Out the Press in 2024?This past weekend, Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio, both of whom are up for reelection this fall, headlined the Republican Party of Florida’s annual Sunshine Summit. Other high-profile Florida Republicans were also in attendance at the Hardrock Hotel & Casino event, which this year tried something new: after seven years of being open to the press, “it limited which media could attend, giving inside-the-room access to right-wing outlets that give the governor positive coverage,” Politico reports, adding that traditional GOP figures were “largely replaced by the conservative social media influencers with massive followings who have recently moved to Florida and become some of DeSantis’ most vocal backers.”Many local and national mainstream outlets were unable to get press credentials, according to the Tallahassee Democrat, including the Miami Herald, Politico, Florida Politics, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. A Florida wire service, the Wall Street Journal, and Business Insider were among the few mainstream outlets allowed to cover at least some parts of the weekend:”It has come to my attention that some liberal media activists are mad because they aren’t allowed into #SunshineSummit this weekend,” DeSantis spokeswoman Christina Pushaw tweeted Friday. “My message to them is to try crying about it,” she continued, “Then go to kickboxing and have a margarita. And write the same hit piece you were gonna write anyway.”
This was the right response.
Are people in media really this clueless? It sure looks that way.
Funny, the media doesn’t seem as concerned about the lack of access to the current president.
The mask is off. The Trump years changed everything.
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