"It is dangerous for democracy and for holding politicians accountable when a White House excludes tough-minded journalists who criticize them,"tweeted New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse. "The whole White House press corps needs to show some solidarity (and spine) and boycott briefings if Trump Admin excludes certain media." In a statement, Times executive editor Dean Baquet said, "Nothing like this has ever happened at the White House in our long history of covering multiple administrations of different parties. We strongly protest the exclusion of the New York Times and the other news organizations. This is our response: pic.twitter.com/8SfY2uYKEI — CNN Communications (@CNNPR) February 24, 2017The briefing, held away from the cameras of the White House briefing room, was held by White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

Source: Forbes February 24, 2017 20:15 UTC