White House Bars One of Few Black Journalists From Attending Christmas Party

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White House Bars One of Few Black Journalists From Attending Christmas Party
By Chris Riotta On 11/29/17 at 3:58 PM


The White House failed to invite a popular and combative black reporter to the annual holiday party because, the reporter said, officials in the Trump administration “don’t like me.”

April Ryan, American Urban Radio Networks Washington bureau chief, one of the few minority female journalists credentialed to attend the White House daily press briefings, said it was no mistake that she had yet to receive an invitation for the yuletide event.

“I don’t think I was overlooked,” Ryan told The Washington Post. “I think they don’t like me. For whatever reason, they have disdain for me.”

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http://www.newsweek.com/april-ryan-donald-trump-christmas-sarah-huckabee-sanders-white-house-726364

[A Brand New World]

1. She should look at it as a badge of honor.

I wouldn't want to hobnob with Trump et al.

[madaboutharry]

3. I thought the same thing.

Badge of honor.

[HAB911]

8. +++++++++++

[DURHAM D]

2. Shame

[Laffy Kat]

4. It sucks that they did that...

But IMO it's an honor to be excluded.

[ecstatic]

5. "Combative black reporter?"

WTF? Combative because she asks uncomfortable questions and expects direct answers? The writer lost me there. And even though the lack of an invite was yet another slap in the face, at the end of the day, who wants to spend free time with a bunch of lying racists?

[trof]

13. Well, at least they didn't say 'uppity'.

[grantcart]

14. Very good

Slate has an impeachment meter which rates the likelihood of impeachment given the days news.

My friend and I run an informal "N word" meter. Everyday we call up each other and gauge how likely it is that Trump will simply blurt out the N word as in "Well sure but he's only a n*%%$%". We currently have it at about 72% You know its going to happen eventually.

[YOHABLO]

6. Why would anyone want to go to that Christmas Party. Of all Christmas Parties, really?

[demmiblue]

7. Total bullshite. I hope others, besides CNN, boycott the event.

[Paladin]

9. Full-scale boycott by as much of the press as possible. Immediately. (nt)

[mopinko]

10. she should have a big ass party at her house.

[lagomorph777]

12. The press should have their own party at the National Press Club almost next door to the White House

[Mr.Bill]

11. Any journalist who attends this party

is enabling the assholes that did this.

[SergeStorms]

15. What else would you expect....

from an avowed racist, who comes from a family of avowed racists? Like the frog and the scorpion, "it's his nature".

How many times, and how many different ways, can I express my hatred of that loathsome piece of crap? I tire of it. But I can't. I can't allow myself to act like this is the new "normal". I can never give up, and you don't know how many times I've told myself those very same words.

[Hekate]

16. Badge of Honor, April. Badge of Honor.

[irisblue]

17. tacky ass, just tacky.

[Geechie]

18. Because

Santa is white, mm-kay?

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[calimary]

21. Now there's something I'd like to see.

Megyn Kelly - back at Pox Noise, where she won't have a chance to contaminate anything beyond the Dark Side.

[Geechie]

22. Too late

She’s on the loose! 😳
All we can hope for is Hannity-Insanity containment.

[Lil Missy]

19. "for whatever reason", means African American.

Somebody had to say it.

[spanone]

20. Racist 'president' racist white house

[DFW]

23. She shouldn't feel bad. They didn't invite me either.

But that's OK. I wouldn't have gone this time, anyway.

I don't think I would have enjoyed the company as much as I did when Obama was president.

[spanone]

24. trump does everything possible to marginalize minorities.

that's the kind of man he is.