Trump administration tightens its grip on White House press corps

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Trump administration tightens its grip on White House press corps
Limiting access of journalists to the White House is a possibility

By Brian Karem
White House columnist
Published November 7, 2025 6:45AM (EST)


(Salon) President Donald Trump and his MAGA gang had their political posteriors handed to them this week in elections in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City and California, where a ballot initiative allowing the Democratic state legislature to temporarily redraw congressional maps passed handily. But make no mistake, that doesn’t mean the world is safe.

It means Trump is now a cornered sewer rat fighting for survival. And he’s going to get even nastier.

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Two sources close to the administration told me independently this week that Trump has further plans to curtail the press, possibly including a total or partial ban of reporters from the West Wing.

When I asked the White House to respond to this concern, I received this email:

Due to staff shortages resulting from the Democrat Shutdown, the typical 24/7 monitoring of this press inbox may experience delays. We ask for your patience as our staff work to field your requests in a timely manner. As you await a response, please remember this could have been avoided if the Democrats voted for the clean Continuing Resolution to keep the government open. The press office also cannot accommodate waves requests or escorts at this time. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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If you make fun of Donald Trump, he wants you arrested. If you report him in an unfavorable light, he wants you muted. If you take a picture of him he doesn’t like, then he screams and pouts.

The president of the United States acts like a spoiled first grader who thinks he’s a king. And this king doesn’t like bad news, so he takes out his anger on those who provide it. That’s why he persists in calling us “fake news.” In discrediting us, he seeks to turn the American people against the press and use their anger to control us and our coverage, all while exalting himself. ............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2025/11/07/trump-administration-tightens-its-grip-on-white-house-press-corps/