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ABC News (US)
· collected 2026-09-18 · by Mary Bruce, Michelle Stoddart
President Donald Trump announced on social media that he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House "effective immediately," citing what he deems as fiction and lies in their reporting. He threatened to expand this ban to other outlets, claiming a need for a fair and honest press. Both CNN and Politico issued statements defending their right to report freely under the First Amendment, while Trump’s actions were criticized by the White House Correspondents Association as an assault on the free press.
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.
Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House
The president said that other news outlets will follow.
asserted
outlets → say → House
President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday that he is "banning" CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House "effective immediately."
"Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America," Trump said in the post.
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Trump → say → post
The president said other outlets would follow.
asserted
outlets → say → ?
At an event in the Oval Office shortly after his post, the president told reporters he supports a free press, but that “you need a fair and honest press.”
asserted
you → tell → press
“It’s sick.
asserted
It → ’ → ?
I mean, there's something wrong with a country that can allow people to write purposely negative stuff.
asserted
people → mean → stuff
Now, if they want to write them, that's fine.
asserted
that → want → them
But I don't have to let them into my, into the people's house," Trump said.
asserted
Trump → have → house
In a statement, CNN said: “CNN stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting.
asserted
CNN → say → team
We have a right under the U.S. Constitution to do that reporting without hindrance or interference from the government.
asserted
We → have → government
Should the ban which President Trump threatened go ahead, it would be an illegal assault on that fundamental and constitutionally-protected right.”
asserted
it → threaten → right
In a statement posted on X, Politico said, "POLITICO will continue to fairly report on this White House and future ones.
asserted
POLITICO → post → House
We will vigorously defend our First Amendment rights against any attempt to restrict them."
asserted
We → defend → them
It also said that Trump's claim Friday that the outlet received government subsidies "are false and have been thoroughly debunked."
uncertain
outlet → say → subsidies
White House Correspondents Association President Jacqui Heinrich said in a statement, "The president said it plainly in the Oval Office, describing his own planned action as a 'ban on the free press.'
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president → say → press
It is about the right of the American people to receive a full and independent account of the activities, policies and decisions of whoever occupies the nation’s highest office," she wrote.
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she → receive → office
Trump said he decided to make the announcement on Friday citing “cumulative stories.”
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he → say → stories
It is still unclear what exactly the ban means in practical terms.
uncertain
ban → mean → terms
Reporters from the outlets remained at the White House Friday afternoon and were spotted doing live shots and coming and going, so it appeared their passes had not been revoked.
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passes → remain → shots
Trump insisted he’s not trying to intimidate the press.
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he → insist → press
“No, no, no, no,” he said, reiterating “I like to see honest press.”
asserted
I → say → press
The White House tried to ban then-CNN reporter Jim Acosta during Trump’s first term.
asserted
House → try → term
CNN sued to restore Acosta's press credentials and the White House later dropped its effort.
asserted
House → sue → effort
Earlier in this term, the Trump White House banned The Associated Press from participating in the pool that covers the White House because it refused to comply with his edict renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
asserted
it → ban → America
That case remains in litigation.
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case → remain → litigation
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