Trump’s press ban prompts widespread solidarity — and fewer images of the president
- On Friday, September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump revoked White House access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico; the administration confiscated press passes from journalists of the three organizations on Saturday.
- Trump claimed the ban resulted from 'really just cumulative stories over the last two years' and branded the media a 'cancer,' while Vice President JD Vance accused the outlets of disseminating 'left-wing propaganda.'
- Major U.S. broadcasters including ABC, CBS, and NBC halted 'pool' coverage on Monday in solidarity with the banned outlets, while still photographers from various newsrooms refused to publish images of the president.
- Challenging the ban as a First Amendment violation, the three banned organizations filed a lawsuit, with a U.S. district judge scheduling a hearing on the complaint for today, Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
- Amid the dispute, the White House launched 'Trump TV' on Monday to stream content 24/7, while NPR CEO Katherine Maher expressed expectation for a 'favorable result for the free press' and suspended pool audio airing.
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Trump’s press ban prompts widespread solidarity — and fewer images of the president
By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A ban on one is almost like a ban on all.That’s the prevailing feeling now that President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico has been implemented by the White House and challenged in court by the news organizations.Maybe the feeling won’t last. Maybe the unity will fizzle out. But at least for a moment, Trump’s ban prompted shows of solidarity from almost every corner of the White House press corps and b…
Censorious New York Times Adopts Phony Pose as a Free Speech Defender
In response to President Trump excluding CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House for writing what Trump called “purposefully negative stories” about his administration, the press corps is hyperventilating and pleading First Amendment violations, including a huffy (and hypocritical) editorial in Tuesday’s New York Times, “Trump Is Attacking Press Freedom and Disregarding the Law. Again.”Certain liberal networks, which conservatives have lo…
Top TV networks – including Fox – revolt in solidarity with media banned by Trump
The top five US television networks staged a revolt on Monday when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump to protest his decision to ban three news outlets from the White House. "No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting," ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC said in a joint statement.
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