Peter Welch: “He's taking it to a entirely unprecedented level, banning…”

“President Trump has sought to silence or to punish journalists who report negatively on him. This is not about a president because Democratic and Republican presidents have been critical of journalists. But He's taking it to a entirely unprecedented level, banning the Associated Press from parts of the White House press pool because they don't use his own personal preferred name for the Gulf of Mexico. He's controlling the viewpoint of the Associated Press, and they're not relenting. He's called the department.” (01:49–02:08)

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