NewzPresident said he was banning MS Now, CNN and Politico journalists, saying of their coverage: ‘You get sick of it.’News outlets MS Now and CNN said their journalists were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday morning, a day after Donald Trump said he would ban them ,and the website Politico from the executive branch complex.MS Now said a reporter and a cameraman had been denied access and had their White House press passes confiscated by the US Secret Service at a security gate outside the West Wing. CNN reported that its reporter Betsy Klein was also denied access and had her press pass seized too. (CNN) — The White House has started to implement the media “ban” that President Donald Trump announced on Friday.
A reporter and photographer for MS NOW were denied access to the White House grounds when they arrived to work Saturday morning. “The officer asked me to hand over my badge. He said that it was disabled,” MS NOW White House correspondent Akayla Gardner said.
“I asked why I was not able to get inside. He said it was above him.” Gardner reported live from outside the White House perimeter. Trump said Friday afternoon that CNN, MS NOW and Politico were all banned, “effective immediately,” but journalists for those news outlets remained there through the evening.
MS NOW said in a statement Saturday morning, “MS NOW intends to take any and all steps necessary to defend our First Amendment rights and the essential role of independent journalism in our democracy. We stand firmly behind our anchors, our reporters, and our newsroom. We will continue to report on the President, the administration, and the issues that impact the American people.” This is a developing story and will be updated.
The-CNN-Wire & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately." The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.
Trump said Friday that CNN and Politico would also be denied access to the grounds.
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