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  JD Vance outed as anonymous source behind story Trump used to justify banning Politico Hoo boy. JD Vance, of all people, was the "anonymous" White House source behind at least one story that Donald Trump pointed to as evidence for why Politico deserved to lose its White House access. According to The Washington Post , the Trump administration identified six Politico stories that it claimed had "threatened national security and/or spread falsehoods" to justify stripping the outlet of its credentials. In at least one of those stories, the source was actually Donald's own vice president, and his identity was withheld and referred to as a "senior administration official" at the explicit direction of the White House. It's almost as if Trump makes rash decisions in a petulant rage, and his lackeys scramble for rationales after the fact. Almost. Take Action: Demand Congress REJECT Trump’s $5,000 election bribes! Fox News polling shifts FIFTEEN races in ...

               THE FOUNDATION OF DEMOCRACY IS BUILT ON FREEDOM OF THE                     PRESS! Trump’s Ban Is Backfiring As the media unites against him Dan Rather and Team Steady Sep 21 Credit: Getty Images Journalism has survived dictators, despots, and others who have tried to control the Fourth Estate. It will survive Donald Trump too. He can expel reporters from the White House, but the reporting won’t stop. By this point, we all know facts are not this president’s friend. He can lash out, but by every indication a majority of the American people have long since caught on to his act, mostly because of rigorous journalism. The press isn’t looking for a red carpet, but it has a legal right to report from inside the People’s House, whether this president likes it or not. Lately, he’s been hearing about stories from sources he can’t control (i.e., not Fox). When the truth stings, this...