After refusing to amend the style guide to reflect the newly renamed Gulf of America, Vice President JD Vance let former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan have it in a brief argument on X over the Associated Press being denied access to the White House.
The conversation began with a column by Axios White House writer Marc Caputo, who argued that President Trump’s decision to limit AP reporters’ access to Air Force One was unacceptable.
Hasan jumped on the legacy media bandwagon once again, claiming that The AP’s right to free expression had been violated by the Trump administration’s decision to ban the agency from the White House.
In addition, the fired MSNBC anchor made an effort to make a connection to current affairs and poke fun at the vice president.
Yes dummy. I think there’s a difference between not giving a reporter a seat in the WH press briefing room and jailing people for dissenting views. The latter is a threat to free speech, the former is not. Hope that helps!
— JD Vance (@JDVance) February 17, 2025
“Hey, @JDVance, I know you’re busy lecturing the Europeans on free speech, but have you seen this?” Hasan said.
“Yes dummy. I think there’s a difference between not giving a reporter a seat in the WH press briefing room and jailing people for dissenting views. The latter is a threat to free speech, the former is not. Hope that helps!” Vance shot back.
The liberal media reacted negatively to Vance’s recent address in Munich, when he cautioned European authorities about the perils of controlling their own populace and stifling free speech.
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