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Joe Biden slammed for ‘charging reporters $170 for Covid tests’ before they can enter the White House
REPORTERS are now expected to fork over $170 for coronavirus tests upon entering the White House.
News organizations will be required to pay the White House for a coronavirus test each time one of their reporters enters the “People’s House.”
The White House will be charging news publications for coronavirus tests[/caption]
They will charge $170 per reporter[/caption]
The Washington Post reported the White House will be charging what has been called an “admission fee” to news agencies.
The policy is set to begin on Monday, prompting plenty of backlash against the Biden administration on social media.
The White House did not respond to Fox News for comment, but it was allegedly reported budget constraints have forced the White House to rework its Covid policy.
The White House Correspondents Association – which represents journalists working in the presidential press corp – said the policy will add further budget constraints to already struggling newspapers.
News publications have decried the move[/caption]
Many have said it will add budget restraints to news agencies[/caption]
“It sets up a means test for White House coverage,” a member of the Correspondents Association reportedly said on the condition of anonymity.
Big news networks can expect to pay plenty of fees considering the amount of reporters and cameramen that run into the White House on a daily basis.
Reporters bashed the White House on Twitter.
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“remember all of DC media getting up in arms when the Trump administration banned single reporters from the White House,” Daily Caller White House reporter Anders Hagstrom said. “If this goes into effect, it would effectively ban multiple entire outlets.”
“Paying a fee to keep the American public informed during a pandemic. This is really a terrific look,” wrote The Daily Beast Washington bureau chief Jackie Kucinich.
“This isn’t a feasible policy,” CNN’s White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins said.
