White House Debuts 'Trump TV' Livestream After Press Bans
- On Monday at 7 p.m., the White House launched its own news channel, "Trump TV," designed to showcase the administration's "biggest moments all in one place" through livestreamed content updated in real time.
- President Donald Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House on Friday, citing what he called "fake" coverage and alleging an "illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription" under the previous administration.
- Major television networks, including ABC, CBS, and Fox News, suspended their participation in shared pool coverage following the ban, forcing the White House to rely on its own video feed for events like Monday's helipad ceremony.
- CNN, MS NOW, and Politico filed a federal lawsuit against the White House, arguing the administration violated their First Amendment rights by revoking credentials without process because it objected to their reporting.
- Trump vowed to appeal the legal challenge, calling "Fake News" a "threat to democracy" and warning that additional outlets could be blacklisted for reporting "FICTION and LIES.
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What is Trump TV? White House launches 24/7 stream amid president's ban on some media outlets
The channel arrives on the heels of President Donald Trump's ban on three media outlets from White House coverage.
American viewers had to see Donald Trump inaugurating on Monday, September 21, a project that is close to his heart without the sound. For the first time, the major American channels and several media photographers made a block around CNN, MS Now and Politico after the US President's decision to deny these three media access to the White House. Interview with Romuald Sciora, Director of the United States Political and Geostrategic Observatory of…
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