CNN, New York Times, Other Outlets Excluded From White House Briefing

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Several media outlets were excluded from a White House media briefing Friday, including CNN and the New York Times.

CNN’s correspondent reported that Politico and the Los Angeles Times also were not allowed into the briefing held by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

Spicer decided to hold an off-camera ‘gaggle’ with reporters inside his West Wing office.

Fox News, Breitbart, Washington Times and One American News, were among those that could attend.

The Associated Press were allowed to attend but declined in protest.

The White House Correspondents’ Association sharply criticized the decision.
“The WHCA board is protesting strongly against how today’s gaggle is being handled by the White House,” Jeff Mason, the association’s president, said in a statement.
“We encourage the organizations that were allowed in to share the material with others in the press corps who were not,” he added. “The board will be discussing this further with White House staff.”

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