A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump administration overnight to immediately restore access for news organizations that President Donald Trump banned from the complex last week.
MS NOW and CNN said their reporters were also denied entry. The three outlets have been barred from the White House since Saturday, following an order from Trump to do so “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!”
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted a temporary restraining order early Thursday morning mandating that the administration restore the organizations’ access for at least two weeks while further litigation plays out.
I think the view that Trump is worshipped is a little bit of a false view presented by the media for outrage clicks. He certainly has loyal followers, but he’s only won the popular vote once, and even then, the number of people voting still don’t represent a plurality of the population.
His presidency is deeply unpopular, and the only semi-credible assasination attempts against him have been conducted by members of his own political party. He’s a populist strongman to the voters, and a useful idiot to the oligarchs, and the extremely flawed U.S. democracy and legal system is set up and/or has been corrupted so that people and candidacies like his can thrive.
As to why the majority of the U.S. populous is not out burning shit down until he’s been shot and dropped off the back of an aircraft carrier?
I would like to say I don’t know, but the local police force has tanks. They use crowd control methods banned by the Geneva convention that they are legally immune for using. They can throw you in jail for an unspecified amount of time while you await trial and if you lose your job while you’re imprisoned or medically recovering from their violence, you also lose your healthcare. If you’ve ever been fired for cause, it’s very hard to find a new job. At least, not a good one. Employers run background checks and any arrest or crime for any cause, let alone trumped up charges such as terrorism or criminal conspiracy charges - even if you’re a peaceful protestor - will prevent you from getting hired. People in the U.S. don’t have support - our society is broken and we cannot often even rely on family to help us. If you lose your income, you lose your place to live. An arrest and job loss can set your life plan back by 5 years or more. If you actually face charges, you may wind up losing decades of progress.
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This weekend I hung out with a friend. We were going to go ride bikes, but she didn’t want to. She just got a new job, which was great! But she hurt her foot Friday evening, and had previously opted not to pay the $1kUSD for COBRA for gap coverage, because her old job of 23 years cut off health insurance on her last day, but her new job won’t grant insurance coverage until she collects her first paycheck. So now she’s hoping she doesn’t need medical help.