The Hill
Jonathan Easley
Apr. 25, 2017
Some conservative media figures invited to an exclusive event with President Trump on Monday night left the White House frustrated and complaining that Trump's staff had intentionally sought to limit what they could report out of the meeting.
The White House invitation to about 30 conservative reporters, editors, columnists and radio personalities was originally billed as a background briefing with the president, meaning that they couldn't attribute quotes to individual sources in the room.
The gathering was instead meant to show the White House’s appreciation for outlets it believes are routinely ignored or marginalized by the mainstream press.
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John Fredericks, a conservative radio host from Virginia and an early Trump supporter, was outraged to hear that some were frustrated by the gathering.
“It’s sour grapes,” Fredericks said.
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