Trump Bans CNN, MSNOW, Politico; Warns More Next
Trump Bans CNN, MSNOW, Politico; Warns More Next
The News
President Trump said Friday he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House, effective immediately, over what he called their constant reporting of fake news.
Trump made the announcement in a post on Truth Social on Friday afternoon.
He warned that other outlets he considers fake news could face the same ban, without naming them.
A blanket ban on news organizations from the White House would be unprecedented among recent administrations, which have limited access to specific events but not barred outlets from the grounds outright.
Timeline
Trump posts on Truth Social that he is banning "Fake News CNN, MSNOW and Politico" from the White House "as a result of their constant reporting fake news," according to the Daily Mail. In the post he writes, "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, as quoted by The Right Scoop.
Trump cites an alleged $8 million in government subscriptions to Politico under President Biden, and says other fake news media outlets would face the same treatment.
Reuters, Bloomberg, CNBC and a wave of right-leaning outlets report the announcement. No implementing details — credentialing changes or security procedures — have been announced.
Reactions
Trump, in the Truth Social post: "Media Outlets shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they're covering the President of the United States," as quoted by The Post Millennial.
Bloomberg described the move as one that "strikes at the heart of First Amendment protections for the news media."
Townhall's Matt Vespa, writing from the right, predicted the White House would lose in court: "There will be a lawsuit, and the Trump White House will likely lose, but that's not the point: the process..."
Coverage across the political spectrum does not dispute the facts of the announcement. The disagreement is over whether the ban is legally defensible and politically wise.
What's Next
The White House has not said how the ban would be enforced, or whether the affected outlets' press credentials will be revoked.
If enforced, the ban would likely draw First Amendment challenges in court, according to reporting cited in the Wire cluster from the New York Post.
Trump said additional outlets could be banned but did not say which ones.
Open questions: whether the administration follows through with physical exclusions or the announcement stays symbolic, and whether the three outlets seek a court order blocking enforcement.
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