February 27, 2017

"Conflicts between President Donald Trump and the mainstream US media are escalating into warfare. On Friday, the White House blocked a number of influential media outlets, including The New York Times, CNN, the Los Angeles Times, the BBC and the Huffington Post from a press briefing. It was considered Trump's attempt to punish news outlets that are against him, but is a violation of freedom of speech. 

Trump later announced on Twitter that he would break with tradition and skip the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in April. Such tension between the president and mainstream media is unprecedented in US history. Solely blaming Trump or the media seems to be too simple."

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