The set up designed to prevent an administration from retaliating against journalists whose coverage they disfavor.
Speaking to reporters later today, Trump said, Were going to be calling those shots.
It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president.
White House Press Secretary Karoline LeavittAndrew Caballero-Reynolds/ AFP via Getty Images
In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps.
Other members of the press corps also criticized the move.
The WHCA is democratically elected by the full-time White House press corps.
In his statement, Daniels said that the WHCA had long reflected changes in the business.
After Trumps election, there was concern over how he would handle the issue of press access.
A number of free press organizations condemned the move.
Unfortunately that seems to be exactly what the White House is after.
