Biden and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took no questions from reporters Friday after 71 journalists signed an unprecedented letter calling for an end to the mysterious prescreening of media members let into Biden events.
For more than a year, the White House has required reporters to RSVP for events where Biden often takes questions. Those let in are picked based on a secret criteria that officials have refused to share even with leaders of the WHCA.
Nearly two-thirds of White House briefing room seats were represented in the protest letter.
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"Our job is not to be liked, nor is it to be concerned about whether or not you like what we ask. Reporters' ability to question the most powerful man in our government shouldn't be discretionary."
The administration's continued efforts to limit access to the president cannot be defended," it adds.
The letter concludes, "Thank you for your attention to these ahistorical problems. We ask you to see to it that the protocols are changed back to the access norms to which we are accustomed."
CNN's Kaitlan Collins, CBS's Ed O'Keefe, Newsmax's James Rosen, Gray Television's Jon Decker, and Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett signed the letter.
https://nypost.com/2022/07/01/biden-karine-jean-pierre-take-no-questions-day-after-reporters-protest/
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