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About that building youre standing in front of. the media was disinvited from covering it. what happened? >> reporter: yeah, the president delivered remarks here tonight at his first re-election campaign and there was no media in the room to listen to what he had to say. we started the day out where the media was not going to be allowed in this event, and deputy press secretary sarah justified this by saying its a political event and keeping that separate from the presidents other events. after ...

In the room to listen to what he had to say. we started the day out where the media was not going to be allowed in this event. and deputy press secretary sarah huckabee sanders justified this by saying its a political event, and theyre keeping that separate from the presidents other events. well, after some prodding from the press, they decided to let the media in. two hours later they cited a logistical reason and said they could no longer let cameras tiny a room where 300 people were already g...

Former soviet republic of kyrgyzstan. matthew chance is in moscow with the latest on the situation. the government appear to have been overthrown there. do we know that actually, matthew? has the opposition taken over? >> reporter: yeah, it seems to have, ali. it seems to have, you know, seized control over the government ministries, its running press conferences and running state television now. the president of the country has fled the capital, which is called bishkek, hes still in the south o...

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For him. >> but the interesting thing is that his supporters will believe it, but most other americans will not believe it. and, amie, because remember, the president, he picked up the phone, and he called "the washington post" bob costas, "the new york times" maggie haberman, but he called them after this first health care failure. he bashes the media, but then he needs us too. >> oh, yeah. and thats the thing. he does need his message to kind of come through, and hes having trouble with that. ...

Yesterdays press briefing was on camera. a good portion was to attack the press and unfairly do it. is this about the president needing an enemy? >> yeah, in part, don, it is. i mean it is an attempt to discredit the news media which, at times, when reporting what is happening, could be critical of the trump administration, of the president himself, and the facts may not stack up exactly how he likes them. so if he engages in a campaign to discredit the news media, then his supporters will trust...

The well on many, many times. to take on the press, take on the mainstream media, in a way to get his supporters more wound up and excited to support him. this is a very convenient foil for him. >> yeah, but the interesting thing is his supporters will believe it, but most -- most other americans will not believe it. and amy, yet, because remember, the president, he picked up the phone and called the "washington posts" bob co skrksstas, "the york times" maggie haberman. he bashes the media but t...

Administration, its being held in a federal building. so -- >> yeah, and thats where kaitlyn collins is standing right now, jim. hey, listen, i want to get david real quick. david, lets talk more about this whole thing with the press. yesterdays press briefing was on camera. a good portion of it was to attack the press. and unfairly do it. is this about the president needing an enemy? >> reporter: yeah, in part, don, it is. i mean, it is an attempt to discredit the news media which at times when...