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Ellen Ratner on whether the White House is keeping the press out of the official inauguration
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At our let's get to the -- biased fashion Ellen Ratner bureau chief of -- told radio news service.
Joining us from DC today good to see you -- Thank you so much okay well too biased bashing is today.
For small RFK Robert Kennedy junior.
Said yesterday that rightwing there is white right -- control of the American Media particularly starting with Fox News he said.
95% of talk radio in our country is.
Right wing while he's actually wrong about that because.
If you take into account the morning drive an afternoon drive shows that are often music shows they're not rightwing -- -- they're often very.
Middle of the road to -- point.
And so that's really an inaccurate statement and I think a biased state.
The second issue is this presidential.
-- inauguration itself.
As you know at this point it is going to be a private inauguration it is -- they're going to release a White House -- out well.
We did a little research on Martha Kumar is the press historian who works at the White House she has worked for the White House that you worked at in the press room.
And we did some research this morning it turns out.
That there was in fact a release.
President Reagan taking out because it was on a Sunday.
But it look like it was pooled press because was a National Geographic photographer.
So there was press there and also although we could not find -- clip.
ABC television.
Was planning on televising it so clearly they were also doing pool and we're going to televise it's this idea.
That this is not open to press and it didn't happen under Reagan.
You know -- my question would be really.
In a second term why do we even bother with -- inauguration it seems a -- Waste of money we just -- We told everybody to carry on as you look whether it's the -- the senate or the white has and now we're gonna spend millions of dollars and -- and inauguration it's.
Toilets.
I don't actually disagree with you I think that doubt they ought to do this ceremony at the White House but they ought to do it was a pooled press at the very least so that the press gets to participate.
And not do it as a private ceremony that would be fine by me.
All right Alan great to see you with a -- fashion noise.
-- and others of course you can watch them discussing all sorts of media matters on FOX News Watch Saturday's 230.
And 11:30 PM eastern hosted by John Scott Alan great to see how wonderful day there in the.
