CUPP: Mikey doesn't like it. Working for Mike Bloomberg apparently requires some sacrifices. One of them, real journalism. The recently announced candidate for president raised eyebrows with a ban he placed on Bloomberg media reporters. They are not allowed to investigate him, his finances or any of the other Democratic candidates. They can, however, investigate the Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. Trump has retaliated by banning Bloomberg reporters from his rallies so we all lose. Despite criticism from past Bloomberg reporters, one former news director said it relegated his political writers to stenography journalism. Mike defended this disturbing and frankly autocratic policy by saying, "We just have to learn to live with some things." Adding Bloomberg reporters, "Get a paycheck. But with your paycheck comes some restrictions and responsibilities." Now, from a journalistic point of view, this is a lot of things self- interested, hypocritical, corrupt, illiberal, undemocratic and well unacceptable. If this is any indication of the kind of President Mike Bloomberg would be, we don't need another self-interested, power- abusing, press-silencing, democracy-bashing, accountability-dodging king want to be in the White House. Bloomberg reporters deserve better and so the voters. OK. One quick programming note, tomorrow, join Anderson Cooper and Kelly Ripa live as they name the 2019 CNN Hero of the year. "</s>CNN HEROES: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUNE," Sunday night at 8 p.m. on CNN. I'll be there. OK. That's it for me. Up next, CNN NEWSROOM with Ana Cabrera.
Bloomberg News Won't Investigate 2020 Dems; Candidate Bloomberg Dismisses Criticism From Staff.