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FLASHBACK: @seanspicer in Dec. says Trump WH won't ban specific media outlets. "That's what makes a democracy a democracy vs a dictatorship" pic.twitter.com/qYd6xE4IwN— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) February 24, 2017

Now:  White House blocks multiple news organizations from press briefing

Sean Spicer on barring reporters, then and now

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December:FLASHBACK: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="@seanspicer" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/seanspicer" data-vars-content-id="b36978a1-7f60-486b-86c0-7a756a83ce15" data-vars-headline="Sean Spicer on barring reporters, then and now" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/seanspicer" target="_blank">@seanspicer</a> in Dec. says Trump WH won&#x27;t ban specific media outlets. &quot;That&#x27;s what makes a democracy a democracy vs a dictatorship&quot; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="pic.twitter.com/qYd6xE4IwN" data-vars-click-url="https://t.co/qYd6xE4IwN" data-vars-content-id="b36978a1-7f60-486b-86c0-7a756a83ce15" data-vars-headline="Sean Spicer on barring reporters, then and now" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://t.co/qYd6xE4IwN" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/qYd6xE4IwN</a>— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="February 24, 2017" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/835219520541364225" data-vars-content-id="b36978a1-7f60-486b-86c0-7a756a83ce15" data-vars-headline="Sean Spicer on barring reporters, then and now" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/835219520541364225" target="_blank">February 24, 2017</a>Now: W<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hite House blocks multiple news organizations from press briefing" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/white-house-blocks-multiple-news-organizations-from-press-briefing-1513300617-c7a5c0bc-2219-4cc4-91bb-68e9aa0b6dfd.html" data-vars-content-id="b36978a1-7f60-486b-86c0-7a756a83ce15" data-vars-headline="Sean Spicer on barring reporters, then and now" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/white-house-blocks-multiple-news-organizations-from-press-briefing-1513300617-c7a5c0bc-2219-4cc4-91bb-68e9aa0b6dfd.html" target="_self">hite House blocks multiple news organizations from press briefing</a>

Sean Spicer on barring reporters, then and now

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