Former cricket star declares victory in Pakistan
A CNN correspondent was barred from attending an open press event at the White House on Wednesday because of questions she asked President Donald Trump earlier in the day.
Kaitlan Collins and her employer, CNN, say the White House denied Collins access to Trump’s Rose Garden event with the European Commission president because officials found her earlier questions “inappropriate.”
Collins had served as a representative of the television networks during an earlier pool spray in the Oval Office. She and a handful of other reporters peppered the president with questions, including many focused on his former lawyer, Michael Cohen.
CNN on Tuesday obtained and aired a secret audio recording that captured Trump and Cohen discussing a potential payment to a former Playboy model who claims she had an affair with Trump.
It is standard protocol for reporters to ask the president questions at such events, and Trump, unlike some of his predecessors, often engages. CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins talks during a live shot in front of the White House on Wednesday in Washington.
Collins says she was later reprimanded Conway said the incident by press secretary Sarah showed the need broadly for more Huckabee Sanders and communications “civility” between reporters and chief Bill Shine and told the White House. she could not attend the Rose “I think it should start here at Garden event, which was open to the White House and just show a all other members of the credentialed little bit more respect,” she said. media. CNN, in a statement, objected
On Thursday, Shine didn’t address to the move, calling it “retaliatory the situation directly but in nature” and “not indicative of quibbled with the use of the word an open and free press.” “ban” in describing the action “Just because the White House taken against Collins. is uncomfortable with a question
“Would you ask her if we ever regarding the news of the day used the word ‘ban’?” Shine told doesn’t mean the question isn’t reporters. relevant and shouldn’t be asked,”
And Trump counsellor Kellyanne the network said.
Former cricket star Imran Khan declared victory Thursday in Pakistan’s parliamentary election that was marred by violence and allegations of fraud, and he pledged to fight corruption and build a nation that bowed to no one.
Khan, who aspires to be the next prime minister, said in a televised address that he wanted good ties with his neighbours, including rival India, and would seek a more equal relationship with the United States.
“Today in front of you, in front of the people of Pakistan, I pledge I will run Pakistan in such a way as it has never before been run,” Khan said in the speech, vowing to wipe out corruption, strengthen institutions he called dysfunctional and regain national pride by developing international relationships based on respect and equality.
Pakistan’s election commission has not yet released final results from Wednesday’s vote, but Khan has maintained a commanding lead, according to projections from many TV stations. It’s still unclear if his Tehreek-eInsaf party, or PTI, would get a simple majority or have to form a coalition government.