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Defense Secretary Mattis Disagrees With Trump's Statement That The Press Is The Enemy

Published by Huffington Post on Sun, 19 Feb 2017


WASHINGTON ' Defense Secretary James Mattis broke with President Donald Trump on Sunday, telling reporters traveling with him that he does not think the press is the enemy.On Friday, Trump tweeted that the media is the enemy of the American people. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) criticized the president a day later, saying thats how dictators get started. Mattis, who joined McCain and other world leaders at a security conference in Munich, Germany, chimed in on Sunday.Defense Secretary Mattis, meeting with traveling press corps, says he disagrees journalists are "the enemy of the American People." /1 Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) February 19, 2017 Mattis adds that he considers the press "a constituency that we deal with... I don't have any issues with the press myself." /3 Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) February 19, 2017 Its a stark contrast to Trump, and the message sent by White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. In an interview with CBSs Face the Nation on Sunday, Priebus said reporters should take Trumps comments about the press seriously.If the theory is that the press is supposed to be a free forum of information to speak to the American people, I think it ought to be accurate, Priebus said. And I think weve gotten to a place, John, where the media is willing to run with unnamed sources, apparently false leaked documents to create stories. I mean, we deal with one after the next. If people arent willing to put their name next to a quote, then the quote shouldnt be listed.Reporters provide anonymity to sources when they are speaking on sensitive matters that could compromise their positions, or their lives.The Trump White House has done this itself. After Trump issued his executive order suspending refugee resettlement and banning immigration from certain countries, administration officials organized a call with reporters but would only discuss the ban under a condition of anonymity. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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