MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Congressman Tom Tiffany had campaign staff block two Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters from covering the event. Why? Because one reporter found that three billionaires are bankrolling most of his campaign for governor. It’s a temper tantrum straight out of Trump’s own playbook, the same week the president yanked White House press passes from CNN, Politico, and MS NOW. And like most tantrums, it backfired:

THE HEADLINES: Turns out blocking a reporter from doing their job is a great way to get a lot more reporters to write about you (and it’s not pretty).

  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Tom Tiffany campaign blocks Journal Sentinel reporters from event
  • WISN 12: Tom Tiffany campaign denies 2 Journal Sentinel reporters entry from Milwaukee campaign event
  •  FOX6 Milwaukee: Tiffany campaign blocks Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter from event
  •  TMJ4: Report: Tom Tiffany campaign blocks Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters from event
  • WBAY: Tom Tiffany responds after banning Journal Sentinel reporter from campaign event
  •  WPR: Tom Tiffany’s campaign blocks reporter from Milwaukee event
  •  Wisconsin Examiner: Tiffany campaign blocks Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporters from event
  • Wisconsin Examiner (Ruth Conniff): Commentary: Tom Tiffany blocks reporters, taking a page from Donald Trump
  •  WisPolitics: Tiffany’s campaign blocks two reporters from Milwaukee news conference
  • The Washington Sun: Tom Tiffany’s Campaign Bars a Reporter From Entering Campaign Event
  •  The New Republic: MAGA Congressman Takes Page Out of Trump’s Book on Media Ban

WATCH THE TANTRUM: Tiffany staffer blocks a Journal Sentinel reporter at the door of a campaign event (via CBS 58’s A.J. Bayatpour)