A political reporter for The Daily Mail told The Kelly File that he was barred from a third Hillary Clinton campaign event in New Hampshire. It was a story reported by Megan Kelly.
"This is the one thing she doesn't get to control,” said Megyn Kelly.
The latest incident happened Monday night at the Manchester City Democratic Committee’s Flag Day Dinner, according to David Martosko, the Mail’s U.S. political editor.
"The Daily Mail is a very dogged, thorough reporting organization, and we don't tend to show up and do what we're told...and a lot of those stories the Clinton's don't like," said Martosko.
"I was embarrassed, as a journalist to see how many journalists reported on Saturday only what the Clinton campaign wanted them to,” he added. "We have a duty to do more than that. But I think the Clinton campaign, at this point, doesn't have a lot of tolerance for reporters who stray outside the lines."
The press pool stands with Martosko and the Daily Mail to have access, like all other journalists, to cover the Hillary campaign.
This was the third campaign event Martosko has been denied media access to as it was previously reported that Martosko was barred from covering Clinton events in Rochester and Concord, NH.
Hillary can choose whether or not she wants to answer questions from the media, but as Martosko stated, "the Clinton campaign doesn't get to choose who covers them."
As the Daily Mail reporter noted, this story is about the fact that reporters "have the freedom to go to these events and cover them."
"I was told 'you need to leave,' Martosko said, "I find that unacceptable and offensive."
If Hillary won't give power to the press, how can we trust she'll give power to the people?
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