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US President Donald Trump walks by supporters outside the White House on January 12, 2021 in Washington,DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump to the press: Do as I say or else

Brian Karem
Former President Donald J Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

One year ago: Trump warned us

Brian Karem
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Oddball reporter sparks West Wing drama

Zachary Petrizzo
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, June 8, 2020. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Breakdown of a right-wing smear

Alex Henderson - Alternet
(Fox News)

Sarah Sanders leads "purge" of press

Igor Derysh
(Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

Boycott Trump's press briefings

Amanda Marcotte
Michelle Wolf attends the Celebration After the White House Correspondents' Dinner. (Getty/Tasos Katopodis)

Michelle Wolf's comedy error

Chauncey DeVega
Michelle Wolf; Donald Trump (AP/ABC News)

Trump, Michelle Wolf and that dinner

Heather Digby Parton
Glenn Thrush (Getty/Kirk Irwin)

Glenn Thrush will keep his job

Gabriel Bell
(Sputnik News/Breitbart)

breitbart goes russia

Taylor Link
White House press secretary Sean Spicer talks to the media during the daily press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Washington. Spicer discussed healthcare, immigration and other topics. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (AP/Andrew Harnik/C-SPAN)

Spicer owes Ryan an apology

D. Watkins
White House press secretary Sean Spicer () (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Then they came for the press

Bob Cesca
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. () (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump's failing reality show

Heather Digby Parton
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer answers questions from reporters via Skype (Getty/Win McNamee)

"Skype seats" jump the shark

Gary Legum
(AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Spicer's whiny new reality

Gary Legum
President-elect Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in New York. The news conference was his first as President-elect. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (AP)

democracy killers

Robert Reich
Howard Kurtz (Fox News)

Kurtz mansplains the news

Simon Maloy
John Brennan (AP/Charles Dharapak)

"I was too trusting"

Simon Maloy
U.S. President Barack Obama answers questions from the media at the White House in Washington, April 30, 2013. (Reuters/Jason Reed)

Alex Pareene
(WhiteHouse.gov/Pete Souza)

Natasha Lennard
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