Meet the Fox News correspondent leading the fight for press freedom at the White House

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Set us as preferred Even Fox News, one of President Trump’s preferred media outlets, isn’t exempt from his go-to term for any woman he dislikes.“She can be so nasty,” was how Trump recently described the conservative-leaning network’s senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich.Never one to hold back, the president has also had harsh words for her spouse, Rep.

Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, a moderate Republican congressman.“Her husband votes against me all the time,” Trump once said.

“Can you imagine?”The double-barreled attacks don’t bother Heinrich, who as president of the White House Correspondents Assn.is leading the fight against Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.

When Trump delivered his insult at the WHCA’s dinner in July, Heinrich just shrugged and smiled.“You don’t get into journalism to be well liked by the subject that you’re covering,” Heinrich said in a recent phone interview.“As long as I’m doing my job, which is to get the story and tell it fairly and fully, the rest of it is not really my business to care about.

It’s probably not the last time I’ll upset him.The president still takes my calls.”Heinrich’s durability is being put to the test as she delivers the public and private messaging on the latest battle with the White House over press freedom.

Trump banned the three outlets from the White House grounds due to what he believes is their constant negative coverage.A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to block the move, calling it viewpoint discrimination and a violation of the outlets’ 1st Amendment rights.

But the administration continues to prevent CNN from serving in the press pool that follows the president at all times.More court hearings are ahead.Over the last 10 days, Heinrich has issued public statements condemning th...