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KHBS directly quotes Sanders making the claimed free-press remark while reporters asked questions in the Oval Office. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Sanders defends Trump ban on 3 news outlets from White House · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:38b1058afd76578a75913f7b4b121afced88e418595f528e4acfe307d813d3a2

Exact excerpt

I think it's hard for you to argue against a free press when you're literally standing in the Oval Office asking questions," Sanders said.

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