Wolf Blitzer Makes a Rallying Call to Protect Free Press During Hall of Fame Speech: 'It Is Vital to Our Democracy'

Wolf Blitzer called on his fellow journalists to protect the free press amid CNN's legal battle with the Trump administration over its media restrictions. The CNN anchor addressed the network's fight to maintain access to the White House during his acceptance speech at the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame ceremony on Tuesday, calling a free press "vital to our democracy." While reflecting on his 54-year career in journalism, including a stint as CNN's White House correspondent during the Clinton administration, Blitzer admitted that he "never imagined that [being barred] was even . . .