Trump Jr. says father has discussed banning mainstream news outlets from White House briefing room
Donald Trump Jr., President-elect Trump's eldest son, says his dad has discussed keeping some mainstream media outlets from the White House Press Briefing Room.
Trump Jr., speaking on his podcast this week, said they discussed opening the briefing room to more independent journalists and social media influencers.
“We had the conversation about opening up the press room to a lot of these independent journalists,” he said.
“If the New York Times has lied, they’ve been averse to everything, they’re functioning as the marketing arm to the Democrat party," Trump Jr. continued, asking "why not open it up to people who have larger viewerships, stronger followings?”
Trump has consistently ridiculed mainstream media outlets and broadcast networks over coverage that is critical of him.
On Tuesday, he railed against the New York Times over a story focusing on top aide Boris Epshteyn. An internal review conducted by the Trump transition team found that he solicited payments from candidates for top Cabinet positions.
Trump also recently sued CBS News over a "60 Minutes" interview with Vice President Harris and regularly mocks CNN calling it and others "fake news."