The White House Correspondents’ Association has edged a step closer to pushing back against
#DonaldTrump’s attacks on the
#AssociatedPress, by asking members to consider an act of solidarity — for one day only.
In a letter to members sent Wednesday afternoon, WHCA asked them to support the AP on Thursday — “and beyond if you feel it” — by wearing a pin that says “First Amendment” while in the White House, or if they appear on TV.
#WHCA also asked “those that can” to show up in person at the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C. on Thursday, where as part of its ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration, AP will ask a federal judge to restore its access to presidential events.
“The board has been brainstorming ways to show support for the Associated Press for their second hearing on their viewpoint discrimination case,” read the letter, first made public by Semafor reporter
#MaxTani. “The day in court is tomorrow, March 27. It’s an important day not just for one news organiz...