Throughout the Trump administration, the contentious relationship between the press and the President was perpetual. While there was ample criticism of President Trump for displaying an unprofessional or unpresidential demeanor at times – much of it earned – there was little in the way of equal criticism leveled at the members of the press when they behaved in likewise deplorable ways.
While Jim Acosta is renown for his preening self-congratulatory style while covering the White House lesser known was the equally self-centered and far more crass behavior from Brian Karem, reporter for Playboy Magazine. Karem’s tenure as a correspondent had been filled with conflicts with many in the Trump administration, from the President on down to the Press Secretary, and others on the staff. Well, it appears now with the departure of Trump from the D.C. area, that tenure of Karem’s has come to an end.
The rabid reporter sent out a message announcing that as of this weekend he no longer will be credentialed to have access to the renewed daily press briefings. The White House Correspondents Association has denied Karem his renewed membership to the WHCA.
This morning at 9 a.m. EST my latest column for Playboy posted - one in which I criticized the WHCA for a conflict of interest. At 10:32 a.m. I was informed by the WHCA that my request for membership this year has been declined. Guess I won't go to the dinner this year! pic.twitter.com/wEVoOHt1eP
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) January 29, 2021
Brian stipulates that what may have caused his denial was his recent column where he had been critical of the Covid safety measures being imposed upon the White House press corps of late. In his trademark fashion of making himself the story, Karem groused about the new stricter protocols, even hailing the journalists for their exemplary adherence to safety over the past year.
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