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Bill Clinton: ‘There were lots of times when I wanted to ban the White House press corps’

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Former President Clinton rebuked President Trump’s attempted ban of three outlets from the White House last week, saying during his presidency, “There were lots of times when I wanted to ban the White House press corps.” “I got news for the people who work in the White House today. There were lots of times when…

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