New "Acosta" Rules.... Media complains!

The new White House rules of Press Conference decorum:

1. a journalist called upon to ask a question will ask a single question and then yield the floor
2. a follow-up question will be permitted at the discretion of the President or the White House and then the journalist must yield the floor
3. "yielding the floor" includes if necessary physically surrendering the microphone
4. Failure to abide by any of the rules (1-3) may result in suspension or revocation of the journalist’s hard pass.

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“These rules would enable any even half-competent speaker to avoid answering any and all questions posed to them by the press. The @WHCA should strongly oppose this move by the White House.”

“This looks like they’re creating rules that are very easy to break and are likely to go unenforced until the government decides they want to make an example of somebody,” 

"So now the WH is telling reporters what they can and can't do. I hope the reporters do not play ball."

"would love to see MSM press unite and boycott- no trump on tv, basic coverage by AP and let the room be empty and no reporters following him around. an empty room and plane and zero tv coverage and he will go bananas."

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Well I think certain people miss the point. The President doesn't speak at these press conferences everyday, the Press Secretary does. If the Press Secretary decided to just provide statements, rather than Press conferences, why would the President care?

Moreover, people like Jim Acosta "live" for these events. In fact, while these press conferences are a small part of what the White House does, it's one of the most important factors of being a White House correspondent for a news outlet. What good is being a special correspondent to the White House if you don't have any special correspondence with the White House?

The reality is that it has been the President and the White House who have suggested on numerous occasions that they would simply stop holding Press Conferences, if behavior didn't improve.

And let's be clear here folks. If CNN and MSNBC decided to boycott Trump (and stopped their non-stop attack coverage on the President), Trump's ratings would go up, while CNN and MSNBC would watch their ratings fall below your average public access channel.

Will these rules be evenly enforced? Maybe and maybe not. But if the media wants to complain about the new rules of decorum, perhaps they should take a look in the mirror, instead of pointing the finger elsewhere.