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Trump treads further on free speech with new journalist bans

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On Friday, the president threatened to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. It could have just been another one of his Truth Social fever dreams, but it turns out it's very real. All three publications were turned away from the White House this morning, NPR reports, marking an escalat

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Panel 1

Alex: Oh my, what a joke! Free speech? You can't even get a seat at the White House. I guess we just have to innovate our own virtual White House conference now.

Panel 2

Sam: I'm with you on this, Alex. But maybe we could make a joke out of it? Like a chatbot White House. Or a holographic conference room. I bet that could get a laugh!

Panel 3

Robin: Right, let's make it so hilarious that everyone forgets about the ban. We need to out-Hillary Clinton the Clinton's with our wit. It's a win-win!