Trump Campaign to Credential Bloomberg Reporters Again After Dem Drops Race
Now that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is no longer in the running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bloomberg News —the news outlet he co-founded — said it would return to “normal coverage of…
Now that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is no longer in the running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bloomberg News —the news outlet he co-founded — said it would return to “normal coverage of the election.”
In light of that decision, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign announced on Friday that it would begin credentialing reporters from Bloomberg News again.
Tim Murtaugh, the communications director for the campaign, expressed skepticism that Bloomberg will give Democrats and Republicans “equal treatment” in coverage. Still, he said, “for now,” Bloomberg reporters will be credentialed for campaign events.
“Bloomberg News says it’s returning to equal treatment of all candidates – D & R – now that Mike Bloomberg is out of the race. They say they WILL report on his political spending. We’ll see. But for now, the Trump campaign will again credential their reporters for events.”
Once Bloomberg suspended his campaign, Bloomberg News Editor in Chief John Micklethwait said that his organization would “follow exactly the same coverage rules for the Democratic presidential candidates and President Donald Trump.”
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