Three Media Outlets Barred From the White House over 'Fake News'
The White House said the outlets were removed over “fake news” coverage, drawing criticism from Republicans and raising First Amendment concerns.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump barred CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House grounds, citing their reporting of 'fake news' as justification for the unprecedented media ban.
- Trump's supporters defended the decision by arguing the President fights media battles he dislikes, and noted that President Biden previously limited press access during his administration.
- Republicans including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise claimed President Biden removed credentials from over 400 agencies, while United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz asserted the President is within his rights to limit facilities.
- Cory Booker denounced the move as a 'direct violation' of the First Amendment, alleging the administration uses the Justice Department to persecute reporters for unfavorable coverage.
- Booker argued the media ban reflects a broader pattern of hostility toward the press as lawmakers urge Congress to address regulatory challenges surrounding the rapid growth of artificial intelligence.
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Republicans back Trump's ban of liberal news outlets
Republicans are supporting President Trump’s banishment of three left-leaning news outlets from the White House, arguing that Mr. Trump has been more accessible to the press than any other president and that President Biden did more to restrict press access. Source: The Washington Times
Trump Depicts Banned Outlets As Bags Of Garbage
The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump, 80, has been busy posting inflammatory AI slop about the news organizations he vindictively banned from the White House on social media. In a new post on his Truth Social account on Sunday afternoon, Trump shared some of his signature AI slop: a picture of the White House with … The post Trump Depicts Banned Outlets As Bags Of Garbage appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Trump's latest 'petulant outburst' will backfire on his own White House
President Donald Trump's latest "petulant outburst" appears to follow no real train of logic, and according to a new piece from The i Paper, it is also highly likely to backfire on his own White House staff in a surprising way.Trump this week took to his Truth Social account to announce an abrupt ban on Politico, MS NOW and CNN from the White House, accusing them of publishing "FICTION and LIES" about him. As the outlets gradually had their acce…
Scalise says 'I don't know' why Trump banned three news outlets from WH
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. 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. In response, he said he was as in the […]
The Independent
The Independent (US)Obama blasts Trump’s ‘unimaginable’ White House media ban
Former president Barack Obama has criticised Donald Trump's decision to ban three news outlets from the White House, calling the move "unimaginable". Speaking at Colgate University on Friday (18 September), Obama said he could not have foreseen some of what is happening now. "I'm trying to think what would have happened if I had said, 'You know what, Fox News? You're out of here,'" he said. He said if 30 to 35% of Americans accept it, the countr…
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