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Permanut

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60. White House activities are returning to normal..

Mon Feb 22, 2021, 01:32 PM

Feb 2021

After four years of chaos, deception, lies, personal attacks and propaganda. I'm glad to see the heat level go down, and to have a cool professional like Psaki at the podium.

Makes sense to dial back the coverage a certain amount.

And now, completely off topic, I'll just say I've avoided Wolf Blitzer since his coverage of the Iraq "war" in 1990.

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Eric Boehlert: With Trump gone, CNN pulls the plug on White House press briefings [View all] babylonsister Feb 2021 OP

Disgusting Native Feb 2021 #1

Well look at it this way.... SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #3

Right. These are now daily press briefings by a press secretary, Hortensis Feb 2021 #47

The networks will do their best to revive Trump Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #2

They're already going after Hunter Biden. ananda Feb 2021 #28

At Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing this morning KS Toronado Feb 2021 #58

I guess it shows how desperate they are. However, ananda Feb 2021 #63

Yea, they always bring up the 74 million voters for Qrump KS Toronado Feb 2021 #66

To be honest sboatcar Feb 2021 #4

But the current press conferences by Jen Psaki TNNurse Feb 2021 #29

I agree with you. MontanaMama Feb 2021 #34

I don't know that she is entertaining, I would not put it that way...She is very professional, Escurumbele Feb 2021 #40

She's so honest about it sboatcar Feb 2021 #64

And yet... Tree-Hugger Feb 2021 #5

Go to CNN's Facebook page and leave a comment on any post, asking for KatK Feb 2021 #39

For the most part, I quit watching CNN a long time ago PatSeg Feb 2021 #43

Write to them, MuseRider Feb 2021 #6

Well, guess I'm done with CNN. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #7

Me too. Been considering it for a while. katmondoo Feb 2021 #10

I'm done with all of them. Utter failures at actual news. They are just current events and drama. bullimiami Feb 2021 #11

Yup, I'm done with them all, even Nicole and RACHEL..... a kennedy Feb 2021 #23

Never watched Rachel Maddow then? Duppers Feb 2021 #59

Not for awhile. Yes she is an exception. Although the demands of programming limit her. bullimiami Feb 2021 #61

They'll probably cover every second of Trump's rallies as he begins his "comeback tour." sop Feb 2021 #8

Let's see if CNN chooses to carry Trump's CPAC speech live? Freethinker65 Feb 2021 #9

AGREE! bluestarone Feb 2021 #20

Yup. Last week, prior to Texas, CNN ran about 40 minutes of Trump family coverage in an hour theneworiginal Feb 2021 #54

My tweet to CNN MANative Feb 2021 #12

I just followed you Alliepoo Feb 2021 #24

Thanks! Will follow back in a mo! MANative Feb 2021 #25

A big Kick & Recc for your summary. Budi Feb 2021 #27

The way it should be. cbdo2007 Feb 2021 #13

They played every Ari Flyshitter segment UpInArms Feb 2021 #17

it's in the interest of the Biden administration to let the public in on what they're doing bigtree Feb 2021 #18

Yes, but there is no "crazy politics" on a daily basis PatSeg Feb 2021 #46

I hate those mediawhores UpInArms Feb 2021 #14

I think definitionally Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2021 #68

It was a reference to an old website UpInArms Feb 2021 #70

I like most of CNN. It does UPSET me that they were there for EVERY lie QRUMP bluestarone Feb 2021 #15

Our for-profit media is longing for the return of trump. Bet they'll show trumps cpac performance spanone Feb 2021 #16

They're on C-Span. They're on WhiteHouse.gov. You can see them anytime you want. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 #19

With corporate news, it's always ratings/profits over our common welfare. Magoo48 Feb 2021 #21

I had CNN on just a few minutes yesterday afternoon. They were making it sound like both parties doc03 Feb 2021 #22

What media covers as News, compared to the Tone they use is nowhere more evident than 2016 Budi Feb 2021 #26

They showed the briefings for almost a month, but now they're daily and cover the same things... George II Feb 2021 #30

What Trump press briefings are those? Bmoboy Feb 2021 #31

When will people realize, the town crier works for the king... cayugafalls Feb 2021 #32

And where'd that get them Budi Feb 2021 #37

They're free to program whatever they want. Arthur_Frain Feb 2021 #33

Much of the media is only interested in dog-eat-dog survivor type news. Lonestarblue Feb 2021 #35

I stopped watching when it was February and they were still covering Trump. Oneironaut Feb 2021 #36

Damn that 'libural' media.... NM Grins Feb 2021 #38

That's why I rarely if ever watch cnn - repuke light kimbutgar Feb 2021 #41

Infotainment v actual news dlk Feb 2021 #42

Trump had daily White House press briefings? CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #44

Is this change supposed to be a bad thing? jaxexpat Feb 2021 #45

Yea, his agenda... babylonsister Feb 2021 #48

Thanks, I sit informed. jaxexpat Feb 2021 #50

Unconfirmed, but I heard that only MSNBC is covering the press briefings. OMGWTF Feb 2021 #49

"I'm mad as Hell and I'm not going to take it anymore" BarbD Feb 2021 #51

And to underscore BumRushDaShow Feb 2021 #55

I think there may be benefit to ratcheting down the agenda bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #52

God damned liberal media. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #53

This article is deceptive. CNN has never aired press Politicub Feb 2021 #56

It's just business. No more catastrophe, move on to more exciting stuff. lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #57

White House activities are returning to normal.. Permanut Feb 2021 #60

Fuck CNN Blue Owl Feb 2021 #62

1st, Trump didn't have any daily press briefing for months. 2nd, CNN should air them ZonkerHarris Feb 2021 #65

it's all about eye-balls folks. IcyPeas Feb 2021 #67

Frankly, I'm glad Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2021 #69

white house press briefings are rarely worth watching under normal presidencies nt msongs Feb 2021 #71