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Trump plans to ban CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House

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Digital, G. (2026, September 18). Trump plans to ban CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12064850/trump-news-ban-white-house/

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President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House due to what he considers unfavorable coverage, threatening further exclusions of media organizations could follow. This move escalates previous actions taken by Trump in February 2025 when he restricted Associated Press journalists’ access to certain events as a retaliatory measure against perceived biased reporting.
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On September 18, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate ban on several news outlets from entering the White House, including CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and Politico. In a social media post on his platform Truth Social, Trump accused these outlets of reporting "fiction and lies" when covering the U.S. government. The decision sparked legal action with CNN, MS NOW, and Politico filing lawsuits arguing their First Amendment rights were violated. A federal court temporarily blocked the ban but it remains contentious, with the Justice Department petitioning for its reinstatement on October 3rd. This move escalates long-standing tensions between Trump and major media outlets, raising significant concerns over freedom of the press in the United States.

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It is the administration’s latest test of constitutional First Amendment protections. Get daily National news It follows Trump’s decision in February 2025 to keep Associated Press journalists out of the Oval Office, Air Force One and other events too small for a full press corps, in retaliation for the news outlet’s decision not to follow his lead in changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name. The AP filed suit and the case is ongoing. Trump has long bristled at news coverage he sees as unfavorable to him and has a history of filing lawsuits against news organizations and lashing out at individual reporters in person or over social media. Since returning to office, Trump has pursued legal action against The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the BBC and other news outlets.
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🔮 U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.
2026-09-18 · Global News
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow. uncertain
prohibitions → say → outlets
Trump wrote on his social media site that effective immediately, “I am banning” CNN, MSNOW and Politico “from the White House as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” asserted
I → write → reporting
It is the administration’s latest test of constitutional First Amendment protections. Get daily National news It follows Trump’s decision in February 2025 to keep Associated Press journalists out of the Oval Office, Air Force One and other events too small for a full press corps, in retaliation for the news outlet’s decision not to follow his lead in changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name. The AP filed suit and the case is ongoing. Trump has long bristled at news coverage he sees as unfavorable to him and has a history of filing lawsuits against news organizations and lashing out at individual reporters in person or over social media. Since returning to office, Trump has pursued legal action against The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the BBC and other news outlets. asserted
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