AP: What is the White House pool? These days, it’s a battleground between Trump and free press rights
The move follows Trump’s complaints about unfavorable coverage and has already triggered a joint lawsuit from the three outlets, news organizations said.
- President Donald Trump barred CNN, Politico, and MS NOW reporters from the White House, accusing them of publishing “fake news” and “fiction and lies.”
- The three organizations sued in federal court, arguing that the ban violated their First Amendment rights and was imposed without notice or process.
- ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, and CNN stopped sharing pooled television coverage after CNN was blocked from its scheduled duty.
- The White House launched “Trump TV,” a 24-hour stream of official speeches, announcements, and selected footage.
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Trump White House Bans CNN, Launches Trump TV, Holds Media Accountable
President Trump’s White House kicked off a tense Monday by barring CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from certain briefings, threatening lawsuits, and facing a press pool boycott, while launching its own YouTube channel and even making a point visit to Zohran Mamdani; the move looks like a blunt pushback against legacy media and a statement about […]
Would You Host People Who Give You 92% Negative Coverage?
The White House has launched a daily video channel, dubbed “Trump TV: The Essentials Station,” just days after President Donald Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. They’re not banned, but under the new rules, they can’t expect to be hosted on White House grounds. hey are suing. He hasn’t limited […] The post Would You Host People Who Give You 92% Negative Coverage? appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were expelled from the White House by Trump, but other media outlets defended them.
It came on the back of several at the White House when, out of the blue, Donald Trump chose to deny a number of media outlets access to the presidential residence. Now, even Trump's favorite media outlet has sided with the president, and when a broadcaster asked for a press briefing at the White House on Monday, Trump's problem was immediately on display.
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