Newz(The Hill) — The White House denied MS Now journalists access to its grounds Saturday, the network announced, a day after President Trump said he was banning the outlet, along with CNN and Politico, from the premises after accusing them of producing "purposefully negative stories." “Earlier this morning MS NOW journalists were denied access to [...] The White House denied CNN and MS NOW journalists access to its grounds Saturday, the networks announced, a day after President Trump said he was banning them, along with Politico, from the premises after accusing them of producing "purposefully negative stories." “Earlier this morning MS NOW journalists were denied access to the White House grounds.... MS NOW says its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds Saturday morning.
MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds a day after Trump said he would ban the network and other news outlets from the complex. President Donald Trump doesn’t like the coverage of him by CNN, MS NOW and Politico — and as of Saturday, the White House started enforcing the president’s ban on those news organizations from accessing the facility. CNN and MS NOW said their staffers were denied access to the White House Saturday morning.
WASHINGTON (AP) — MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Donald Trump said he would ban the network and other news outlets from the complex.The action escalated Trump’s long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, and is the latest test of First Amendment protections in the U.S. Trump said Friday that he was barring the news channel, along with CNN and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage and “fake news.”MS NOW said in a statement that it stands behind its journalists.“The White House belongs to the American people and the decisions made inside are funded by our tax dollars,” the network said in a statement Saturday. “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.”It was unclear Saturday morning whether CNN journalists were also being blocked from the White House grounds.
Network correspondents are usually there on the weekends when the president is in Washington or at nearby Camp David. Trump is at the presidential retreat in Maryland this weekend.Politico journalists typically are not at the White House on Saturdays. NEW YORK (AP) — MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House Saturday morning, a day after President Donald Trump said he would ban the network and two other news outlets from the complex.
There was no immediate word about access for the other two — Politico and CNN.The action escalated Trump’s long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, and is the latest test of First Amendment protections in the United States.MS NOW said in a statement that it stands behind its journalists.“The White House belongs to the American people and the decisions made inside are funded by our tax dollars,” the network said in a statement Saturday. Network correspondents are usually present on the weekends when the president is in Washington or at nearby Camp David. He said the decision “was above him," she reported.An MS NOW producer was able to get in, but a photographer's badge was also disabled, Gardner said.Trump calls these and other outlets ‘fake news’The president wrote on his social media site Friday that effective immediately, “I am banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico “from the White House as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” Minutes later, speaking at an event in the Oval Office, Trump was asked to explain his statement.“Because they’re fake news,” he said.
“You get so tired of reading and seeing fake news. When you look at CNN, it’s just fake. That’s why their ratings are no good.
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