I would just say to Eric, you know, get this thing fixed up at home, the best he possibly can. I think it was very smart for him to leave the Congress and the race behind him.
With Congress again out for recess-instead of, say, working to end the partial government shutdown or doing something, anything, when the president threatens war crimes-one media organization had the savvy, gall, and, okay, shamelessness to deputize us all as honorary paparazzi.
Our job is not to try and please the president: JAKE TAPPER: Here's another question, in the midst of these major earth shaking issues surrounding the ceasefire last night, life and death issues, why was President Trump so focused on attacking CNN for an accurate report we put out on a real statement put out by Iranian government officials?
I don't normally waste my time reading editorial pages because I don't care what about six guys sitting in a skyscraper have to say about anything. The fact of the matter is this: we wouldn't be where we are today but for the fact that this president did something no president has done in half a century.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort on Friday signal an increasing willingness for the federal government to criminalize newsgathering activities. While the legal merits of those arrests have yet to be tested, they are a red flag for journalists and newsroom leaders everywhere. Given the speed and unpredictability of recent federal actions - including the seizure of a Washington Post reporter's equipment earlier this month - every newsroom must prepare now to defend its right to report the news.