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CNN, MS NOW say journalists denied access to White House grounds after Trump's ban

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CNN, MS NOW say journalists denied access to White House grounds after Trump's ban. (2026, September 19). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cnn-journalists-banned-white-house-trump-9.7350912?cmp=rss

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On Saturday morning, journalists from CNN and MS NOW were denied access to the White House grounds following a ban announced by President Donald Trump on Friday. The ban was imposed due to coverage that Trump deemed unfavorable or fake news. Both networks issued statements supporting their reporters and emphasizing the importance of independent journalism and First Amendment rights.
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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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CNN, MS NOW say journalists denied access to White House grounds after Trump's ban Politico also included in White House restrictions announced by U.S. president Friday Two major news networks' journalists said they were denied access to the White House on Saturday morning, with reporters from CNN and MS NOW both going live to report about the circumstances of the ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The actions escalated Trump's long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable and is the latest test of First Amendment protections in the United States.
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🔮 Trump said on Friday he would ban both organizations and Politico because of their coverage.

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CNN, MS NOW say journalists denied access to White House grounds after Trump's ban Politico also included in White House restrictions announced by U.S. president Friday Two major news networks' journalists said they were denied access to the White House on Saturday morning, with reporters from CNN and MS NOW both going live to report about the circumstances of the ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The actions escalated Trump's long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable and is the latest test of First Amendment protections in the United States. asserted
he → say → States
Trump said on Friday he would ban both organizations and Politico because of their coverage. asserted
he → say → coverage
CNN issued a statement saying it stood behind its reporters. asserted
it → issue → reporters
"We will not be deflected from our duty to hold the government and other public bodies to account," it said. asserted
it → deflect → account
The statement was shown on the air before senior White House reporter Betsy Klein began to report on her ban. asserted
Klein → show → ban
MS NOW, which until last November was called MSNBC, also said it stands behind its journalists. asserted
it → call → journalists
"The White House belongs to the American people and the decisions made inside are funded by our tax dollars," the network said in a statement on Saturday. asserted
network → belong → Saturday
"MS NOW intends to take any and all steps necessary to defend our First Amendment rights and the essential role of independent journalism in our democracy." asserted
NOW → intend → democracy
Trump said on Friday that he was barring the news channel, along with CNN and Politico, from the White House due to what he called unfavourable coverage and "fake news." Politico journalists are typically not at the White House on Saturdays. MS NOW White House correspondent Akayla Gardner was turned away and her entry badge was confiscated, she said on air Saturday morning. asserted
she → say → air
Gardner said she had walked through two gates successfully, but once she got to where her badge needed to be scanned, an officer told her it was disabled and asked her to hand it over. asserted
it → say → it
He said the decision "was above him," she reported. asserted
she → say → him
An MS NOW producer was able to get in, but a photographer's badge was also disabled, Gardner said. asserted
Gardner → get → ?
Trump calls news outlets 'fake news' The president wrote on his social media site on Friday that effective immediately, "I am banning" CNN, MS NOW and Politico "from the White House as a result of their constant ‘reporting' FAKE NEWS!" asserted
I → call → reporting
Minutes later, speaking at an event in the Oval Office, Trump was asked to explain his statement. asserted
Trump → speak → statement
"Because they're fake news," he said. asserted
he → say → ?
"You get so tired of reading and seeing fake news. asserted
You → get → news
When you look at CNN, it's just fake. asserted
it → look → CNN
When you look at MS NOW ... it's fake news. asserted
it → look → NOW
"And when you look at Politico ... the stories they wrote are fake. asserted
they → look → Politico
So there's a lot of news and there may be others to join them, and maybe they can get better," he said. uncertain
he → be → them
"But our country has to have honest news." asserted
country → have → news
'Quiet, piggy': As Trump berates female reporters, what's the breaking point? asserted
point → berate → reporters
Judge throws out Trump's $15B US lawsuit against the New York Times asserted
Judge → throw → Times
In his second term, Trump and his administration have upped the ante and punished certain media outlets, both in the courtroom and through regulatory action. asserted
Trump → up → action
Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms. asserted
Trump → lash → terms
The move follows the president's decision last year to bar Associated Press reporters from the Oval Office, Air Force One and other events in retaliation for the news outlet's decision not to follow his lead in changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico, which lies partially in Mexican and other waters. asserted
which → follow → waters
The AP said that it would note when appropriate that Trump had ordered it renamed the "Gulf of America." asserted
it → say → America
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