‘Read the First Amendment’: Bloomberg criticized for attacking own reporters about 2020 coverage rules

Published December 9, 2019 2:32pm ET



Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg faced criticism over the weekend for comments he made about reporters at his own news publication, Bloomberg News.

The outlet, which Bloomberg founded in 1981, has not investigated the former mayor during any of his previous campaigns and announced their intention to follow that policy when it comes to his presidential campaign. In order to keep the playing field level, the editorial staff at Bloomberg News announced that they will not investigate any of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, but they’d continue to dig into President Trump.

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