Update: The White House's decision to selectively bar certain news outlets from a Friday afternoon off-camera briefing with press secretary Sean Spicer has been decried as "undemocratic and unacceptable;" "chilling;" and "totalitarian." Not to mention "stupid." CNNcalled it "an unacceptable development by the Trump White House. Apparently
‘Chilling, Undemocratic, Totalitarian’: White House Bars Critical News Outlets
New York Times, CNN, Los Angeles Times, and Politico all reportedly barred from afternoon gaggle.