Tillerson holds a press conference without U.S. media
Source: Politico
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held a news conference with the Saudi foreign minister in Riyadh on Sunday, but he left the American media behind.
State Department spokesperson R.C. Hammond said Tillerson who was traveling with Donald Trump on his first foreign trip as president was invited at the last minute to participate in a news conference with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir. Only foreign media were invited.
"Regrettably, there was not enough time to alert or make arrangements for U.S. media to participate. Under different circumstances, U.S. media would have been alerted, Hammond said, in a rare admission of an error by the administration. Steps were immediately taken to ensure a transcript could be produced and distributed to reporters. Ideally, members of the U.S. press corps should have had the option to attend the press conference and ask questions.
Tillerson and Jubeir had taken a few questions from U.S. reporters on the trip on Saturday. Tillerson is also now expected to speak to reporters on Air Force One en route to Israel on Monday.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/05/21/tillerson-no-reporters-press-238658
Once again, the Trump administration cuts out the U.S. media. Perhaps the Trump administration wanted to divulge classified information to foreign governments again?
msongs
(67,441 posts)Zorro
(15,749 posts)lastlib
(23,286 posts)Only the plutocrats and oligarchs.
(you need to keep your "Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism" with you at all times for handy reference. )
Doodley
(9,124 posts)GP6971
(31,205 posts)the lack of notification was intentional.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)spiderpig
(10,419 posts)It's actually kind of funny how awkward Tillerson is trying to ignore her, and she isn't having any.
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)and I would think the US press would have some f'n pride and fight this obstruction (which is no longer subtle or hidden in any way) and denigration. WTFFF hell is going ON in enabling this shit??????????????????????????
Storm the damn rooms...or refuse all together to show any coverage anywhere of this pathetic FREAK passing himself off as a leader of anything but juvenile con man propaganda. The lack of attention would send him over the edge which he is already dangling from and is oh so exhausted from flying in a plane for two days.
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)"We'll give you a transcript. Yesss. A transcript of exactly what was said."
Tactical Peek
(1,212 posts)flamingdem
(39,321 posts)evasive creep
briv1016
(1,570 posts)nocalflea
(1,387 posts)Whatever it is, it's stupid. Who will give voice to their lies ? An anchor reading a WH statement is less effective than on air spin ,and makes the statement easier to analyze and debunk- they (Trump admin.) give up their chance to push back and shape the narrative.
Oh , and it also pisses journalists off , have they not noticed this?
And they wonder why they get bad press.
mdbl
(4,973 posts)since he won't let anyone see in public.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)DK504
(3,847 posts)The one with out the press.
MGKrebs
(8,138 posts)them the next morning on Twitter. It's got to be embarrassing. Since nobody knows what "the policy" is, they can't formulate any coherent answer to anything. Spicey actually probably has the only possible strategy to deal with this- lie and attack.
Grins
(7,228 posts)...and allowed ONE "reporter" from a Reich-wing news site on the flight? Who didn't cover the events but interviewed him once...?
That the guy?