The White House in Washington, D.C. is pictured in this undated photo.Sulzberger says he also told Trump during their meeting that his hostile words against the press were common in undemocratic regimes where journalists are killed.
“I repeatedly stressed that this is particularly true abroad, where the president’s rhetoric is being used by some regimes to justify sweeping crackdowns on journalists. I warned that it was putting lives at risk, that it was undermining the democratic ideals of our nation, and that it was eroding one of our country’s greatest exports: a commitment to free speech and a free press,” Sulzberger said.
“Throughout the conversation, I emphasized that if President Trump, like previous presidents, was upset with coverage of his administration he was, of course, free to tell the world," he added. "I made clear repeatedly that I was not asking for him to soften his attacks on The Times if he felt our coverage was unfair. Instead, I implored him to reconsider his broader attacks on journalism, which I believe are dangerous and harmful to our country.”
Trump’s seemingly unprompted tweet about the New York Times meeting comes in the wake of the White House’s decision last week to bar a CNN reporter from covering an event because they took issue with her questioning.
(MORE: White House disputes that CNN's Kaitlan Collins was 'banned' ) Bill Shine, the White House's deputy chief of staff for communications, argued that they never used the word “ban” against Collins, although in a statement the White House says they made it clear to the reporter she would “not be welcome to participate” in event coverage.
The White House Correspondents Association, made up of members of the press who regularly cover the White House, called the incident “inappropriate.”
"This type of retaliation is wholly inappropriate, wrong-headed, and weak. It cannot stand," WHCA President Olivier Knox said.
In the hours since the New York Times response, Trump has continued to attack the media on Twitter, including the "dying newspaper industry," "Amazon Washington Post" and "failing New York Times."
The Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, not Amazon.
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