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On Saturday, the AP was mocked for mistakenly reporting that the fourth generation Irish-American “spoke at length in his native Spanish.” The original story said O’Rourke “[elicited] loud and sustained cheers” when he spoke in his “native” tongue during a rally held after announcing his intent to unseat President Trump in 2020. The Daily Mail‘s David Martosko highlighted the mistake on social media.Michelle Malkin was among the many who joined in on the fun, tweeting “ICYMI @AP = Advancing Propaganda. Beto shall now be known forthwith as #NativeSpeakerBeto.” The crack was followed by several “tears of joy” emojis, and another pithy reply from a Twitter user: “I thought his native language was leftist propaganda.” The punchlines came thick and fast. “Ah, yes, the 4th generation Irish American from Texas, Robert Francis O’Rourke, speaking his ‘native Spanish,'” said Chet Cannon. … [Read more...] about Associated Press Roasted After Saying Beto O’Rourke Spoke at Rally ‘in His Native Spanish’

Associated Press reporter Jonathan Lemire shouted a question about the Michael Cohen hearing during a public meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, Vietnam Wednesday. It was the second such meeting since the leaders of the two nations, which are formally still enemies, met at a historic summit in Singapore last year.Journalists, however, seemed focused on news back in Washington, DC. “Mr. President, do you have any reaction to Michael Cohen, his testimony?” Lemire shouted at the president. Cohen, who once worked for Trump but has since been convicted of lying to Congress and disbarred, had already released his prepared testimony before the Democrat-controlled House Oversight Committee on Tuesday evening. The hearing itself had not yet begun. However, Trump had already issued a reaction to the document on Twitter: Journalists have complained that the White House has excluded them from events featuring both leaders in Hanoi. The … [Read more...] about Associated Press Reporter Shouts About Michael Cohen During Trump-Kim Meeting

Associated Press Published 12:17 PM EST Nov 14, 2018 Washington – President Donald Trump’s administration contends it has “broad discretion” to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta’s “hard pass.” In a legal filing ahead of a Wednesday hearing on CNN’s request for a temporary restraining order to restore Acosta’s access, the government argues it “was lawful” to punish Acosta for his behavior during a contentious Trump press conference last week. The White House’s explanations for why it seized Acosta’s “hard pass,” which grants reporters as-needed access to the 18-acre complex, have shifted over the last week. Acosta has repeatedly clashed with Trump and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders in briefings over the last two years. … [Read more...] about White House says it has ‘broad discretion’ on press access