no hon, first things first; you realize you are basically foisting a Strawman here right?
read the OP, I asked for an example, based on the comment Bush did it or they all did it.. ….Whatever US citizen said,…..you mentioned helen thomas, did she lose her credentials or access?
Yes, she lost access for THREE YEARS ... up until then she was given the opportunity to ask a question at every presser. And she was moved from the front to the back row.
She was also stripped of the privilege of ending every presser.
This silly "b-but it wasn't exactly what the Obama admin did so it doesn't count" is a bunch hooey.
you may want to look up the word *access*.
Going from being able to ask a question at every presser to not being called upon to ask a question is absolutely losing access.
She lost access to the President.