Donald Trump's campaign team announced on Monday [December 2nd] that it was withdrawing accreditations from Bloomberg journalists as part of its 2020 presidential coverage in the United States. The news agency is accused of "Bias" after the entry into the running of his boss, Michael Bloomberg, in the race for the White House.
According to the Republican re-election director, Brad Parscale, this decision came after Bloomberg News announced that it would not investigate the Democratic candidates, but would continue to investigate the current president.
"We are used to unfair coverage practices, but the majority of news media do not advertise this bias so openly"said Mr Parscale.
Representatives of the agency will no longer be able to attend "meetings" and "Other events of the campaign". On the other hand, requests for interviews or comments will be "Case by case". And Brad Parscale to add that this policy will last "Until Bloomberg publicly renounces its decision".
Excruciating relations
Bloomberg News editor John Micklethwait refuted these allegations of bias: "We have covered Donald Trump with fairness and impartiality since his candidacy in 2015 and we will continue to do so despite the restrictions imposed by [his] campaign team. "
The news agency said it would change its rules to cover Bloomberg's campaign, including suspending unsigned editorials that reflected the views of the former mayor of New York. Michael Bloomberg announced his presidential candidacy on November 24th. At 77, the huge fortune he has gained in financial reporting is estimated at some $ 50 billion.
The relations between Donald Trump and the majority of the major media across the Atlantic are execrable, the Republican accuses of "Disinformation" CNN, MSNBC, the Washington Post where the New York Times. He prefers them especially Fox News, the chain of information popular with conservatives.
Under Trump, the White House twice withdrew accreditations from journalists covering the presidency, but those decisions were overturned by the courts.
