Trump Press Sec to Media: We’re Committed to Free Press, Your Job Is to Be Accurate

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders answered a question about a tweet of President Donald Trump that earlier on Wednesday, May 9, brought up the idea to strip White House press credentials from “Fake News” media after a report showed that evening news coverage of Trump presidency on network television has been overwhelmingly negative. “We’re very committed to free press and I think that we demonstrate that every single day,” Sanders said. She said a number of reporters commended the administration for running “one of the most accessible White Houses.” “The fact that I’m standing here taking questions, the fact that the President took questions from your colleagues just two hours ago demonstrate this White House’s commitment to accessibility and to providing information to the American public,” she said. “At the same time the press has a responsibility to put out accurate information.” She pointed out that just a day earlier The New York Times ran a story accusing State Secretary Michael Pompeo of going AWOL (leaving without permission) during Trump’s announcement of withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Meanwhile, Pompeo was on his way to North Korea to bring back three Americans released from detention by the communist dictatorship. Sanders slammed the Times’ piece. “AWOL! When he was flying across the globe to bring three Americans home. That was an outrageous claim,” she said.