HHS: Leave your 1A at the door

[williepete]

The arrogance and lawlessness is off the scale.


HHS Will 'Muzzle the Media' During Tour of Immigrant Child Housing
By Joel Gehrke

Health and Human Services officials will allow reporters to visit a military facility housing some of the immigrant children who have arrived at the southern border in recent weeks, but only if the media promises not to record anything, not to ask any questions during the tour, and not to talk to any of the staff members or children.

“This violates the First Amendment,” Representative Jim Bridenstine (R., Okla.), who represents the congressional district containing the housing facility at Fort Sill, said of the HHS invitation to the media. “This is not transparent. HHS is trying to muzzle the media and hide the human tragedy that has resulted directly from the administration’s failure to enforce the law.”

HHS attached seven rules “in order to protect the safety and privacy of the children” for the media who come to the tour, according to an HHS invitation released by Bridenstine’s office:


- No recording devices will be allowed
- No questions will be allowed during the tour
- No interacting with staff and children at the shelter
- We ask that your questions be provided via email or phone after the tour to Kenneth Wolfe
- HHS ACF public affairs will provide answers to your follow up questions as quickly as possible
- We will provide photos of the facility after the tour
- There will be no on-site interviews by HHS staff before or after the tour, all inquiries go to Kenneth Wolfe

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[Mr. H.]

With Obama at the helm, why would this surprise anyone?

 

[williepete]

Not surprised but shocked and disappointed yet again by the compliant MSM. If a conservative were at the helm there would be a riot lead by the Fourth Estate over this muzzle.

There were times in this country's past when newspaper men and radio station owners would stand up to the government. But now, with a media creation in the WH, not so much.