Former CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy was apoplectic Monday night in his newsletter site Status over a leaked White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) meeting showing dissent within the ranks over the White House press office taking control of setting the press pool rotations from WHCA and a refusal to collectively boycott President Trump’s appearances and remarks.
Darcy inserted his feelings from the get-go: “Press Pool Pandemonium; Frustration with the WHCA erupted during an off-the-record meeting Monday, as some members pushed the organization to respond more forcefully to Donald Trump’s assault on the press corps.”
He explained the meetings was held by WHCA President and incoming MSNBC host Eugene Daniels and included what Darcy called “an acknowledgment of the uncomfortable truth: the White House has seized control of the press…
