CNN Reporter Returns To White House After Pass Reinstated

Washington, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Nov, 2018 ) :The White House agreed Friday to allow CNN reporter Jim Acosta back in after a judge ruled that the star journalist was improperly banned following a testy exchange at a press conference with President Donald Trump.

Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said "in response to the court, we will temporarily reinstate the reporter's hard pass." But she left open the possibility of seeking to remove Acosta's access later and said new rules would be imposed "to ensure fair and orderly press conferences." Trump said that "rules and regulations" were being drafted to govern such gatherings, where the president or his representatives often accuse journalists -- Acosta in particular -- of being overly hostile.

"We have to practice decorum. We want total freedom of the press," Trump told reporters, adding later in an interview with Fox news: "If he misbehaves, we'll throw him out."In fact, Trump himself frequently speaks harshly to reporters, for example last week telling another CNN correspondent several times that her question was "stupid."He also routinely describes journalists he does not approve of, and the media in general, as "enemies of the people."