Who Gets to Question Power? The Press Pool Fight
Duration: 51:33 | Recorded on September 27, 2026
S3E36 - The White House's removal of CNN and MS NOW from the press pool, and a federal judge's ruling against it, set off a running argument about who gets to question power. Kent calls the exclusion unconstitutional and cites Sherrill v. Knight. Kyle, a Trump voter, agrees viewpoint-based exclusion was the wrong move but argues legacy media treats a press pool seat as an entitlement. Also: Trump's thin skin, Iran, AI in the press corps, coverage of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, what makes a journalist, and Lincoln's Team of Rivals.
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