Donald Trump has been hammered by critics after his media ban backfired spectacularly on Monday, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the White House being broadcast to the world without any audio.
Trump was unveiling his new granite helipad on the South Lawn surrounded by construction workers. The pad, estimated to cost $6 million, was built for the powerful new Marine One helicopter which has caused scorching on the lawn.
But the absence of the television press pool – which includes Fox, ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC – meant that there was an eerie silence when Trump began speaking with the White
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