The Bloomberg News story about Bloomberg News being banned from the Trump campaign because Bloomberg News wrongly will not investigate Mike Bloomberg or other Democratic contenders, but will continue to probe Donald Trump, refers to "Bloomberg LP founder and majority owner Michael Bloomberg."
Those simple eight words of disclaimer are all that's needed to allow any of Bloomberg News' 2,700 journalists to continue to do tough, deep, serious reporting on Mike the man, the candidate, the billionaire businessman and the philanthropist.
Instead, Mike has put Bloomberg journalists in an awful bind.
Suppose they come across a great unsolicited tip about Mike, or Elizabeth Warren, or Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden? Should they tell no one? Why should they be constrained?
The Trump campaign and RNC are free to be dumb and vindictive. Bloomberg should be smarter and better. Isn't that his selling point?
Editorial on 12/05/2019