Sarah Sanders refuses to say press isn’t 'enemy of the people'

No Images? Click here         Sarah Sanders Refuses To Say Press Isn’t ‘The Enemy Of The People’ White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday refused to say the press isn’t “the enemy of the people,” a phrase President Donald Trump has repeatedly used to attack the media. CNN’s Jim Acosta told Sanders during a press briefing that it would be a “good thing if you were to state” that the press is not “the enemy of the people.” But Sanders didn’t acknowledge his request. “It’s ironic, Jim, that not only you and the media attack the president for his rhetoric when they frequently lower the level of conversation in this country,” Sanders said. “The media has attacked me personally on a number of occasions.” She continued: “The media continues to ratchet up the verbal assault against the president and everyone in this administration. Certainly, we have a role to play, but the media has a role to play for the discourse in this country as well.” READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Ivanka Trump blamed family separations at the border on parents. “We have to be very careful about incentivizing behavior that puts children at risk of being trafficked," the senior White House adviser told Axios. READ MORE Trump proposed gutting fuel economy rules in a "giant giveaway" to big oil and automakers. This might be the Trump administration’s most destructive climate policy change yet. READ MORE Inmates are getting registered to vote in one of the country’s biggest jails. A group in Chicago is working to extend the franchise to people detained in jail, many of whom have no idea they can vote. READ MORE         ICYMI Barack Obama endorsed 81 Democrats ahead of the midterms. He qualified the leaders he chose to support as “diverse, patriotic and big-hearted” in a series of tweets on Wednesday.   Ignoring his lawyers, Trump is reportedly pushing for an interview with the special counsel. The president hopes that by meeting with Robert Mueller about the Russia probe, he can clear his name, according to reports.   Ruth Bader Ginsburg called this Supreme Court term "much more divisive than usual." The 2017-2018 term was packed with “high-profile disputes.”       Want more?  DOJ Finds No Evidence To Support Trump’s Claim About Foreign-Born Terrorists   Brett Kavanaugh Hits Major Hurdle On Road To Supreme Court   New Ad For Democratic Candidate Tests A Populist Message In Suburban Kansas   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe