The Pentagon Kicks Major News Organizations Out Of Their In-House Offices In New "Media Rotation Program"

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

86% : Trump, appearing to be watching the incident unfold, said it was "beautiful" before repeatedly noting, "He's on our side.
51% : In a statement, the National Press Club wrote, "The ability of journalists to work without undue restriction, particularly in covering an institution as critical as the Department of Defense, is fundamental to a free and open democracy."
48% : Late Friday, the Department of Defense announced that it would be removing four major news organizations -- The New York Times, NBC News, National Public Radio, and Politico -- from their in-house offices to implement a new "annual media rotation program" for its press corps.
30% : According to a U.S. Press Freedom Tracker database, from the time he announced his candidacy in 2015 to early 2021, Trump posted negatively about the media more than 2,490 times on Twitter.
18% : " Trump has, through three runs for office, made railing against the media a cornerstone of his politics -- including critiquing this publication in 2020 for its "third rate Fake reporters" who write "phony & boring" hit pieces.
15% : During an August rally, Trump again called journalists the "enemy of the people."
12% : And, only counting online posts, Trump has called individual networks, the press, or "fake news" the "enemy of the people" tens of times.

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