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On what grounds would it be appropriate for the reporter not be allowed to finish their question? Can the White House just silence anyone that are asking difficult questions?

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Another journalist accused the president of being a white nationalist at this same Q&A. At what point do journalists become journalists again instead of political commentators?

The journalist asked a question. A question that seems very legitimate to me.

"I asked President Trump what he thinks of people seeing his rhetoric as emboldening white nationalists and whether he was concerned that Republicans would be seen as supporting white nationalists.

His response: "That's a racist question."

https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1060235176545005568

Yeah and he spent like a full minute responding and talked about the difference between globalists and nationalists.

>Can the White House just silence anyone that are asking difficult questions?

Yes, there is no legal obligation, only optics.

There is this thing called the First Amendment which says otherwise.

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