MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban
Reporters said badges were disabled or confiscated after Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico, escalating a fight over press access and First Amendment rights.
- On Saturday morning, MS NOW journalists were denied access to the White House grounds, a day after President Donald Trump announced a ban on the network, CNN, and Politico citing "fake news."
- The White House began enforcing the "ban" Trump declared "effective immediately" on Friday, though journalists from the affected outlets remained on the complex through that evening.
- MS NOW White House correspondent Akayla Gardner said an officer disabled her badge upon arrival, forcing her to report live from outside the perimeter after being denied entry.
- Protesting the exclusion, the network released a statement Saturday asserting the White House belongs to the American people and intending to defend its First Amendment rights.
- This latest action marks a significant escalation in Trump's long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, serving as the latest test of First Amendment protections in the U.S.
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CNN and MSNOW are protesting after President Trump denied them access to the White House on Saturday. The announcement to bar the media was made by Trump in a post on Truth Social on Friday, in which he accused the media of spreading “fake news.” “The decision violates the First Amendment,” CNN wrote in a statement.
White House bars CNN, MS Now and Politico reporters after Trump ban
The White House on Saturday denied access to journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico, following through with US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would ban them from the building’s grounds. All three news outlets separately said their teams’ press passes were confiscated on Saturday morning when their journalists went to the White House. They have signalled that they may contest the ban on the grounds that it conflicts with the US…
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On Friday, the president threatened to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. It could have just been another one of his Truth Social fever dreams, but it turns out it's very real. All three publications were turned away from the White House this morning, NPR reports, marking an escalation in the […]
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