(Note: Trump's approval rating is 38 percent, according to Gallup; Netanyahu's is about the same in Israel.) Quoting a pool report, the New York Times's Glenn Thrush noted on Twitter that this was not the first time female reporters have been disadvantaged on the president's multi-stop foreign trip. Only foreign reporters attended and had opportunities to ask questions. “Regrettably, there was not enough time to alert or make arrangements for U.S. media to participate,” State Department spokesman R.C. The leader of the Soviet Union stood up for American female journalists on a foreign trip 58 years ago.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2017 17:37 UTC