Trump shuts out The Washington Post: How did we get here?

Author: Rebecca Corrente

In an article by 2016 Notre Dame American Studies graduate Gretel Kauffman, Robert Schmuhl comments on Donald Trump's latest anti-media activity.

The Washington Post is the latest publication to have its press credentials revoked by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a pattern that experts say is unprecedented and yet not unexpected. 

By Gretel Kauffman, Staff 
JUNE 14, 2016

Christian Science Monitor

Reporters from The Washington Post will no longer have press access to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, announced the presumptive GOP nominee in a Facebook post late Monday afternoon. 

In his post, Mr. Trump wrote that he is revoking the newspaper's press credentials due to the Post's "phony and dishonest" coverage....

Read the full article here.