I am more than open to good faith discussions, and have in fact specifically asked for same several times in this thread, without response. You keep asking for balanced, good faith discussions, but I am genuinely curious as to what that means to you. I, for example, have indicated that I think trump is a clownish buffoon (but still may be the best man to lead the western world at this time in history) and that it is likely Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential elections (albeit not election defining and quite distinct to collusion, or if you prefer, conspiracy and coordination). Is there anything on the conservative side of the political spectrum that you believe has merit, or conversely, is there anything to the left of the political spectrum that you disagree with eg open borders, trans people in woman’s sports, defunding police etc? Genuine question.
As to the question of press restrictions, I don’t agree that AP should have been excluded from special briefings in the White House, but I do understand why that was done. I would counter by saying that this ban does not apply to the White House briefing room, only to invitation only special events hosted in the WH by the President. I continue to take the view that the vast majority of western mainstream media adopts an anti-trump bias, with the single exception of Fox. Do you agree? Again, a genuine question.
