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President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that CNN, MSNOW, and Politico are banned from the White House immediately due to what he calls "constant fake news reporting." During an Oval Office event focused on healthcare, Trump defended his actions against press intimidation allegations but did not follow through with a complete ban; CNN continued its coverage. Press freedom advocates criticized the move as unconstitutional, while supporters like Sarah Huckabee Sanders argued for Trump's accessibility compared to past presidents.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 25, US TV networks resumed coverage of President Donald Trump’s events at the White House after a judge ordered the administration to lift its ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. The ban was imposed last week due to what Trump described as unfavorable press coverage. Despite the reinstatement, tensions remain high; the networks ceased filming White House events in solidarity with banned outlets earlier in the week, resulting in no pool footage during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit on September 24-25. The court battle continues, and CNN was barred from traveling with Trump to Tennessee for a weekend trip, though reasons were not officially provided by the administration.
Written for “White House Press Access Controversy” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 182 other(s) covering the same event.
President Donald Trump announced Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico will be banned from the White House.
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CNN → announce → House
"I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW ... and Politico ... from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
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Trump → announce → post
Trump doubled down on his announced ban while taking questions from reporters at the Oval Office, citing "cumulative stories" the three outlets have published over the years.
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outlets → double → years
"You get sick of it," Trump said.
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Trump → get → it
Trump denied he was trying to intimidate the press from doing its job in an exchange with another reporter.
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he → deny → reporter
For decades, CNN has been part of a rotating pool of five networks, including Fox News, that travel with the president around the world.
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that → rotate → world
Notably, CNN has already been selected to lead network pool coverage Monday as Trump is set to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
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Trump → select → Assembly
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Republican Arkansas governor and former White House press secretary during the first Trump administration, was in attendance at the Oval Office event focused on healthcare and rejected the notion that Trump opposes a free press that's enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution.
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that → focus → Constitution
"I think it's hard for you to argue against a free press when you're literally standing in the Oval Office asking questions of the president of the United States," Sanders told reporters.
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Sanders → think → reporters
"He has been more accessible and easier to talk to than any president in history."
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He → talk → history
Past efforts by the Trump administration to ban outlets and individual journalists have been blocked by federal judges.
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efforts → ban → judges
I don't think that a court should allow fake news to be written day, after day, after day.
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news → think → day
I think that somebody has a right to keep them away," Trump said.
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Trump → think → them
Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy said CNN was still broadcasting live from their tent on the media row outside the White House, but a senior White House official told him that the top brass at CNN, MS NOW and Politico were being informed that their journalists cannot come to the White House grounds beginning Saturday.
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journalists → say → Saturday
"CNN stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting," the network said in a statement on X. "We have a right under the U.S. Constitution to do that reporting without hindrance or interference from the government.
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We → stand → government
Should the ban which President Trump threatened go ahead, it would be an illegal assault on that fundamental and constitutionally-protected right."
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it → threaten → right
Politico also issued a statement, telling Fox News Digital, "Politico will continue to fairly report on this White House and future ones.
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Politico → issue → House
We will vigorously defend our First Amendment rights against any attempt to restrict them."
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We → defend → them
A spokesperson for MS NOW declined to comment.
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spokesperson → decline → NOW
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