MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban
Reporters from the three outlets were turned away after Trump said they spread fake news and warned that more news organizations could be next.
- On Saturday morning, MS NOW journalists were denied access to the White House grounds, a day after President Donald Trump announced a ban on the network, CNN, and Politico citing "fake news."
- The White House began enforcing the "ban" Trump declared "effective immediately" on Friday, though journalists from the affected outlets remained on the complex through that evening.
- MS NOW White House correspondent Akayla Gardner said an officer disabled her badge upon arrival, forcing her to report live from outside the perimeter after being denied entry.
- Protesting the exclusion, the network released a statement Saturday asserting the White House belongs to the American people and intending to defend its First Amendment rights.
- This latest action marks a significant escalation in Trump's long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, serving as the latest test of First Amendment protections in the U.S.
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CNN and MS NOW journalists were not allowed into the White House after Trump's ban <p>CNN and MS NOW journalists were not allowed into the White House after US President Donald Trump's statement that he “banned” it media access. The media promises to continue to fulfill their mission.</p>
NNC, MSNOW and Politico journalists were unable to enter the White House on Saturday. Donald Trump had announced the previous day that they had withdrawn their access, a first overseas. The correspondents' association saw this as a violation of the First Amendment. - Media banned by Trump: the White House journalists' association considers the decision unconstitutional (International).
Because they spread "inventions and lies" from his point of view, Donald Trump doesn't want to see CNN, MS NOW and Politico in the White House anymore. The Association of Journalists Accredited there speaks of a violation of the freedom of the press - and demands an immediate lifting of the house ban.
🚨 WHITE HOUSE PRESS ACCESS REVOKED - Falls Church News
Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO were denied access to the White House Saturday after President Donald Trump announced the three news organizations would be barred from the complex. White House Correspondents’ Association President Jacqui Heinrich responded: “The president said it plainly in the Oval Office, describing his own planned action as a ‘ban
White House confiscates press badges of CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters
Sept. 19 (UPI) — White House reporters had their badges confiscated or deactivated Saturday after President Donald Trump announced a ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters on Friday. Trump said he was making the ban on Truth Social Friday, saying it was because of their “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS.” Trump, whose approval rating recently hit […] The post White House confiscates press badges of CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters first appeared…
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