Politico was stripped of its press pass for quoting JD Vance
The administration said Politico violated press standards and spread national-security misinformation after a White House-authorized call on Iran talks.
- Status identified Vice President JD Vance as the anonymous "senior administration official" behind a Politico report that the Trump administration cited to justify revoking the outlet's White House access.
- Last Friday, President Donald Trump barred CNN, NOW, and Politico from the White House, citing "constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS," before claiming in a Tuesday letter that Politico stories threatened national security.
- During an authorized background call, the White House required journalists to identify the speaker only as a "senior administration official," yet later cited the resulting report as evidence of leaks.
- Politico, CNN, and NOW sued the Trump administration on Monday alleging unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, with District Judge Timothy J. Kelly assigned to oversee the case.
- Politico has until Friday at 5 p.m. to argue against the White House letter, which accused the outlet of spreading falsehoods and threatening national security.
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Senior official threatens something
Over at The Scroll (behind Tablet’s paywall), Adam Lehrer adds this footnote to the White House’s attempted banning of news outlets including Politico from their usual access: In its letter to Politico, the White House cited six stories it said threatened national security, spread falsehoods, or violated journalistic standards. Among them was a June article quoting an anonymous “senior administration official” who put the odds of a preliminary d…
‘Clown Show’: JD Vance Gets Caught in Trump's Media Firestorm, and What He Was Doing Behind the Scenes Changes Everything
The White House cited a Politico story based on an unnamed official’s comments as part of its case for banning the outlet from the White House. But the
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The Independent (US)White House reveals stories that got outlets banned. Vance was one of the sources
Letters from the Trump administration accused news outlets of ‘trafficking in verifiable falsehoods’ to justify revoking press passes
JD Vance anonymous source Politico White House ban explained
The White House has defended its Politico ban by pointing to the outlet’s own reporting. However, one of the stories it cited came from a White House-organized press call, according to the Washington Post. The anonymous official quoted in that story was Vice President JD Vance. After President Donald Trump banned Politico, CNN and MS NOW from the White House, the administration sent letters to explain the decision. For Politico, the government l…
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