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JD Vance: “I think there’s a difference between not giving a reporter a seat in the WH press briefing room and jailing people for…”

On the recordFebruary 17, 2025
I think there’s a difference between not giving a reporter a seat in the WH press briefing room and jailing people for dissenting views.
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JD Vance
Republican · Ohio
Source
cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Vance defended the Trump administration's actions against media, distinguishing between exclusion and imprisonment.

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