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Scalise says ‘I don’t know’ why Trump banned three news outlets from White House

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Knox, B. (2026, September 20). Scalise says ‘I don’t know’ why Trump banned three news outlets from White House. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4735159/steve-scalise-trump-media-ban-white-house/

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Steve Scalise, House Majority Leader, told ABC News’s This Week that he does not know why President Donald Trump banned CNN, MSN Now, and Politico from the White House. When asked about the ban, which Trump justified as a response to what he termed “Fake News,” Scalise said he was unaware of the reasoning behind it and noted that he has never seen Trump refuse to take questions from any press outlet during weekly leadership conferences. The article focuses on Scalise’s lack of information regarding the decision and does not provide his opinion on whether the ban is a violation of the First Amendment.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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Trump announced the ban on Friday, not elaborating on the choice of the three outlets aside from deriding them as “Fake News.” “I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them ‘alive.’

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🔮 “Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America,” he continued, adding that he would soon ban other outlets.

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Scalise says ‘I don’t know’ why Trump banned three news outlets from White House · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 0 hedged)

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) pleaded ignorance when asked about President Donald Trump’s banning of three news outlets from the White House. asserted

Scalise → plead → House

Speaking to ABC News’s This Week, Scalise was asked about Trump’s controversial move to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. asserted

Scalise → speak → House

In response, he said he was as in the dark as everyone else. asserted

he → say → everyone

“Well, I don’t know why he did it. asserted

he → know → it

I don’t know what the background is,” Scalise said. asserted

Scalise → know → ?

“When we have our press conferences every week, the speaker, myself, our leadership team, we take questions from everybody. asserted

we → have → everybody

CNN’s there, all of them. asserted

CNN → ’ → them

But the president takes those questions. asserted

president → take → questions

I’ve never seen him turn a question down from anybody,” he continued, adding that Trump even answers “very hostile questions.” asserted

Trump → see → questions

Scalise didn’t address whether he believed the ban violated the First Amendment. asserted

ban → address → Amendment

who → announce → them

Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. asserted

Trump → write → Social

“Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America,” he continued, adding that he would soon ban other outlets. asserted

he → write → outlets

The move was immediately met with heavy backlash on First Amendment grounds, though Trump has stood by the decision. asserted

Trump → meet → decision