Major TV networks to halt shared video coverage of Trump over CNN ban
The outlets say the ban violates the First Amendment, and five major networks stopped pool coverage, leaving no live TV for some presidential events.
- On Monday, the White House television pool stopped covering President Donald Trump after the administration banned CNN from participating, leaving events without video coverage during his trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- President Trump previously banned CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House, with reporters from all three publications turned away on Saturday, prompting other networks to take action in solidarity.
- Five major networks—ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News—traditionally share pool responsibility on a rotating basis, providing live footage to the wider press corps; CNN was scheduled as primary network for the New York trip.
- Pool chair Bryan Boughton of Fox News confirmed on Monday that no replacement pool will be put in place, stating, "Effective today, the TV pool will not be covering events designated as pool coverage of the President."
- CNN, MSNOW, and Politico are preparing a First Amendment lawsuit against the White House, asserting, "We have a right under the U.S. Constitution to do our reporting without hindrance or interference from the government and this ban is an illegal assault on this fundamental right.
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Major U.S. networks resumed general coverage of official events with President Donald Trump on September 25, after a several-day boycott of the television pool ended. ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News and NBC News participate in it, which on a rotational basis film the presidential events and provide the signal to the other media outlets. The restoration came a day after a federal judge temporarily restored access to the White House to CNN, MS N…
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US television networks resumed their coverage of president Donald Trump’s White House events on Friday, amid a continuing court fight over the administration’s decision to block CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the presidential grounds.
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