{"id":77453,"date":"2026-09-19T06:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/77453"},"modified":"2026-09-19T06:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:14:37","slug":"trump-says-cnn-politico-ms-now-banned-from-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/77453","title":{"rendered":"Trump says CNN, Politico, MS NOW banned from White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Washington: US President Donald Trump said Friday he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them of spreading \u201cfake news\u201d about his administration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 80-year-old Republican \u2014 who has long had a fiery relationship with the media \u2014 warned that other outlets could face a similar fate but did not say which ones.<\/p>\n<p>The move by Trump drew immediate accusations that it was unconstitutional and would be thrown out by the courts, while the impacted news outlets said they would not be cowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW\u2026and Politico\u2026from the White House as a result of their constant \u2018reporting\u2019 FAKE NEWS!\u201d Trump said on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump Bans CNN From White House Press Access\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KCrvAds_NaE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not say what prompted the move but added that \u201cmedia Outlets shouldn\u2019t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they\u2019re covering the President of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in the Oval Office, Trump told reporters: \u201cI think that somebody has a right to keep them away if they\u2019re going to write false stories all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if any particular stories had sparked the ban, he replied: \u201cIt\u2019s really just cumulative stories over the last two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou get sick of it,\u201d he said. \u201cThey purposely write negative news, and they do that because they want to try and diminish the Republicans and a Republican administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host who has brought in tight restrictions at the Pentagon, backed Trump\u2019s new ban and accused the outlets of having \u201cendangered troops\u201d with unspecified stories.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2013 \u2018Illegal assault\u2019 \u2013<\/h2>\n<p>Journalists for broadcasters CNN and MS NOW \u2014 which was until recently known as MSNBC \u2014 and Politico remained on White House premises following Trump\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Reporters for the two TV news channels could still be seen broadcasting from their stations on the White House driveway.<\/p>\n<p>CNN said Trump\u2019s ban was an \u201cillegal assault\u201d on US press freedom, adding that its reporting was \u201cfair and accurate\u201d and was protected under the US Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Politico vowed Friday to \u201cvigorously defend our First Amendment rights against any attempt to restrict them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House Correspondents Association \u2014 the independent body representing journalists covering the presidency \u2014 said it \u201cstands in defense\u201d of the journalists \u201cwho are being singled out for doing their jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both of Trump\u2019s White House terms have seen him lash out repeatedly at media whose coverage displeases him.<\/p>\n<p>He has filed multiple defamation suits against news outlets, attacked the press on Truth Social and verbally assaulted several reporters, notably women, including CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2013 \u2018Flatly unconstitutional\u2019 \u2013<\/h2>\n<p>But it is rare for US presidents to outright bar news outlets \u2014 although Trump banned CNN reporter Jim Acosta in his first term, a ban which a court subsequently overturned.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Trump barred The Associated Press from some events because of the news agency\u2019s decision to continue referring to the \u201cGulf of Mexico\u201d \u2014 and not the \u201cGulf of America\u201d as decreed by Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"New US sanctions bill on Russia puts India\u2019s Modi in a bind\" href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/new-us-sanctions-bill-on-russia-puts-indias-modi-in-a-bind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New US sanctions bill on Russia puts India\u2019s Modi in a bind<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It has also put stricter controls on journalists in Trump\u2019s second term, including taking control of which outlets can cover events as part of the \u201cpool\u201d admitted to tight spaces such as the Oval Office and Air Force One.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s surprise announcement on Friday comes at a time when his approval ratings are at record lows and his Republican Party risks losing control of Congress in November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>The war in Iran and rising prices, particularly at the gas pump, are among the factors that have contributed to his sinking political fortunes.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Brown, president of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said a ban on the media outlets would be \u201cflatly unconstitutional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe First Amendment is clear that once the White House invites in some journalists, it can\u2019t ban others because it doesn\u2019t like their reporting,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThis is textbook viewpoint discrimination and will be quickly struck down by the courts if challenged.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/trump-says-cnn-politico-ms-now-banned-from-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington: US President Donald Trump said Friday he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them of spreading \u201cfake news\u201d about his administration. The 80-year-old Republican \u2014 who has long had a fiery relationship with the media \u2014 warned that other outlets could face a similar fate but did not say which ones. 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