Trump campaign won't credential Bloomberg News reporters for rallies

FOX Business’ Charles Gasparino discusses President Trump’s prohibition of Bloomberg News reporters from his rallies and events given the rules placed on the company’s journalists by its owner and Michael Bloomberg’s chances of winning the Democratic nomination.

The Trump campaign said it will not give credentials to Bloomberg News reporters to cover its rallies because of the media company's policy of not investigating Democratic candidates.

Bloomberg News decided not to investigate Michael Bloomberg and his Democratic rivals after the former New York City mayor joined the race. Bloomberg founded Bloomberg LP, which owns the news company.

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"The decision by Bloomberg News to formalize preferential reporting policies is troubling and wrong," Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement. "As President Trump's campaign, we are accustomed to unfair reporting practices, but most news organizations don't announce their biases so publicly."

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's late entry into the 2020 presidential race is reportedly rankling the Democratic National Committee's leadership.

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The campaign said it would decide whether to answer press inquiries from Bloomberg News reporters on a case-by-case basis.

Bloomberg News editor John Micklethwait responded that his outlet is not biased against Trump.

"We have covered Donald Trump fairly & in an unbiased way since he became a candidate," Micklethwait said. "And will continue to do so despite the restrictions imposed by the Trump campaign."

The Republican National Committee will also not credential Bloomberg reporters to cover committee meetings and sponsored events, Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said.

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