On Wednesday's Around the World, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux admitted that the Obama administration has lost some media "support," noting "tension" between the White House and the press corps.
"One of the things I noticed as well is that really you have a press corps that is engaged. There was tension in that room. And perhaps a loss of some support there, you know?" Malveaux said of Tuesday's White House press briefing. Is she acknowledging a prior cozy relationship between the press and the administration? [Video below the break. Audio here.]
Malveaux explained that there's always a relationship between the press and the President, but it has reached a "turning point" now: "I mean, there's a relationship always between the press corps, the President and the administration. A lot of tension there. It looks like that there's a real turning point."
Co-host Michael Holmes wondered if the Justice Department seizing information from the Associated Press set the media off against the administration. "And you think a lot of that anger is about the AP thing," he asked Malveaux, who responded "Absolutely."
Below is a transcript of the segment, which aired on Around the World on May 15 at 12:21 p.m. EDT:
SUZANNE MALVEAUX: One of the things I noticed as well is that really you have a press corps that is engaged. There was tension in that room. And perhaps a loss of some support there, you know? I mean, there's a relationship always between the press corps, the President and the administration. A lot of tension there. It looks like that there's a real turning point.
MICHAEL HOLMES: And you think a lot of that anger is about the AP thing.
MALVEAUX: Absolutely.
HOLMES: Yeah. Being looked at in that way. Yeah.
