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May 19 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Just an update on #CPACHungary. As far as I can tell, no journalists from any US media outlet have been allowed entry to the event. Reporters from @voxdotcom @RollingStone and @NewYorker along with myself were all denied entry this morning.
Representatives from @CPAC blamed their Hungarian colleagues who organized press accreditation. When asked if they were OK with no US media outlets being allowed in, they said: "You can watch it online."
Matt Schlapp, the head of the ACU, was asked why no independent media was allowed into the event, and he said he didn't understand the words "independent media." #CPACHungary
Lots of empty seats at #CPACHungary. I could sit in one of those...

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