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White House pushes its app to get livestreams after TV pool boycotts

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Chase, M. (2026, September 21). White House pushes its app to get livestreams after TV pool boycotts. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4736267/white-house-app-livestreams-tv-pool-boycotts/

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The White House is urging people to use its app for livestreams following a media pool boycott triggered by President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN and other journalists from accessing the White House. Major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News have decided not to cover presidential events until access is restored. The networks argue that independent reporting about government activities should remain unrestricted.

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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CNN, MS Now, and Politico have announced plans to sue the Trump administration after having their access revoked, saying “the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes.”

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White House pushes its app to get livestreams after TV pool boycotts · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

The White House is encouraging people to download its app to watch livestreams after members of the media pool announced a boycott in solidarity with banned outlets. asserted

members → encourage → outlets

“Get real-time updates and live events streamed DIRECTLY to your phone,” the White House wrote on X. asserted

House → get → phone

Just the news that matters most – straight from the Trump Administration.” asserted

that → matter → Administration

Major television networks such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News said they won’t provide coverage of President Donald Trump after he banned CNN from the White House on Friday. asserted

he → say → Friday

CNN was part of the White House TV press pool set to cover the president ahead of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. asserted

CNN → set → York

White House credentials were also revoked for journalists at MS Now and Politico. asserted

credentials → revoke → Now

In a joint statement, the TV networks wrote: “The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. asserted

public → write → government

No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.” asserted

it → restrict → reporting

In an email obtained by the Washington Post, Fox News Washington bureau chief and TV pool chairman Bryan Boughton said the networks won’t find a substitute for CNN’s pool coverage. asserted

networks → obtain → coverage

“There will be no replacement pool put in place,” Boughton said in an email to the networks. asserted

Boughton → put → networks

“All other pool coverage will continue as normal, including Congress, VIPs, and selected events in Washington and around the country.” asserted

coverage → continue → country

CNN, MS Now, and Politico have announced plans to sue the Trump administration after having their access revoked, saying “the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes.” asserted

press → announce → what

The White House announced the launch of its app back in March. asserted

House → announce → March