Obama LIVE: ‘Where Are Republicans?’ | Obama Challenges GOP Over Trump’s Media Ban | US News
LIVE coverage of Barack Obama’s Salem State University appearance, where he questioned the lack of substantial Republican opposition to Trump’s White House media restrictions.
Obama argued that press freedom should not be a partisan issue, warning that the same power could eventually be used by a Democratic president against conservative outlets.
He also said the more serious issue was the “lack of guardrails” around presidential power and criticized the decision to exclude outlets over criticism of the president.
Watch Obama’s full remarks about Trump, Republicans, the White House press ban and the First Amendment.
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