President Trump speaks to members of the media outside the White House as he departs for the Group of Seven summit in Canada on June 8. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)President Trump has sought repeatedly to punish journalists for the way they ask him questions, directing White House staff to ban those reporters from covering official events or to revoke their press credentials, according to several current and former administration officials. “President Trump is the most accessible president in modern history,” she said Friday. He also has taken issue with the questions posed to Sanders and other officials at White House press briefings. Reporters routinely ask Trump questions about the news of the day, and many times the president answers — sometimes engaging in a lengthy back-and-forth on multiple topics.

Source: Washington Post July 27, 2018 20:56 UTC