“Far-right commentator and ally of Donald Trump, Hugh Hewitt, is telling the incoming administration that they should bar all media from the White House except Fox News,” Raw Story reported on Monday, December 23, 2024 (read story here).
Hewitt (photo, left) says Peter Doocy, Fox’s White House correspondent, is “the only person who should remain.” The rest of the reporters, Hewitt says, “are obviously of no use to the country.”
He’s either arrogant, stupid, or a troll.
A free press is a cornerstone of a free society, and this isn’t their house or press briefing room. The building belongs to the American people, and its occupants are our servants, not masters over us. We have a right to access press briefings.
Send this numbskull back to school for basic civics training.