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Donald Trump Says He’s Banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico From the White House ‘Effective Immediately’ as a Result of ‘Their Constant Fake News’

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Trump has repeatedly urged broadcasters to drop comedy or news programs he dislikes or which have joked about or criticized him or his administration. US President Donald Trump banned US media outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them of spreading false information without giving specific examples. “Other Fake News Media Outlets” are to follow, Trump added, but he did not say which.

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage, sparking outrage from his critics. The president has already pursued legal action against other major news organisations, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the BBC. US President Donald Trump has accused CNN, MS NOW and Politico of spreading fake news.

The president chalked the ban up to what he called unfavorable coverage, and he threatened that bans on other media companies could be coming.(Image credit: Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump said Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would no longer be allowed access to the White House, marking a new escalation in his administration's restric... In a lengthy post on Truth Social; the US president said the outlet, along with Politico and MSNOW, “constantly write or report fiction or lies” about his administration.

US President ⁠Donald Trump said ⁠on Friday he was ⁠banning three major news outlets – CNN, MS Now and Politico – from the White House, in his latest move to crack down on the independent press. He said that he was banning the outlets for allegedly “reporting FAKE NEWS” in a move that is likely to be challenged as conflicting with the US Constitution’s First Amendment guarantees of free speech and a free press. “Media Outlets shouldn’t ⁠be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when...

The move is likely to be challenged under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment guarantees of free speech and a free press. Trump says that "Other Fake News Media Outlets" are to follow

President Trump said Friday that he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, the latest move to target media outlets over their reporting. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such media prohibitions could be coming — offering his administration’s latest test of constitutional First Amendment protections guaranteeing the freedom of the press.Trump has long bristled at news coverage he maintains casts him in a negative light, and has a history of filing lawsuits against news organizations, while lashing out at individual reporters in person or over social media.The move follows the president's decision, in February 2025, to keep Associated Press journalists out of the Oval Office, Air Force One and other events too small for a full press corps, in retaliation for the news outlet’s decision not to follow his lead in changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name.The AP filed suit and the case is ongoing. Since returning to office, however, Trump has pursued other legal action against a variety of different outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the BBC.Trump seeking to block White House access for CNN is especially notably, however, as it could upend the traditional five-network television pool that travels with the president and tracks his every move — meant to provide independent coverage of his actions and interactions for the Americans who elected him and the world.In the social media announcement, Trump did not provide details on how the ban would be implemented.It came moments before Trump spoke to reporters in the Oval Office as part of a health care event.

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