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President Donald Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House on Friday, calling them "fake news" in a Truth Social post. Washington Examiner reporter Naomi Lim discussed this development as part of her press pool duties, suggesting that the move seemed impulsive rather than carefully considered. The affected outlets plan to challenge the ban legally under the First Amendment.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
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.
Washington Examiner White House reporter Naomi Lim said President Donald Trump’s ban on more media outlets from the White House appeared to be a “shoot from the hip” announcement.
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ban → say → hip
“It was actually really lovely to be a part of this press pool,” Lim said on NewsNation’s The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt on Sunday.
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Lim → say → Sunday
“We have to keep needling him because the issue is that I don’t think that they actually quite understood what this ban was.”
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ban → have → him
Trump announced on Friday that he was banning CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House, calling them “fake news” in a Truth Social post.
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he → announce → post
He alluded that more outlets could be on the chopping block, writing, “Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.”
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outlets → allude → Outlets
Lim was in the Oval Office with other reporters trying to get clarification.
“I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them ‘alive.
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who → try → them
Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” the president wrote.
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president → seem → reporting
“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.
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they → write → America
Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump said in the Truth Social post.
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Trump → thank → post
Lim said additional reporting showed that White House chief of staff Susie Wiles wasn’t present in the White House when the president made his announcement.
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president → say → announcement
However, the outlets named in the president’s ban were still present, Lim said.
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Lim → name → ban
“He announced it in real time,” Lim said.
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Lim → announce → time
“The CNN and those other outlets were still on campus, but since then, their hard presses, their hard access cards, have been revoked.”
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presses → revoke → campus
All three news organizations indicated they had plans to take legal action against the president’s ban under the First Amendment.
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they → indicate → Amendment
This wasn’t the first time Trump has sought to strip reporters’ credentials.
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Trump → seek → credentials
Last year, the president attempted to bar Associated Press reporters from pooling opportunities after the outlet didn’t swap using the Gulf of America to the Gulf of Mexico, after Trump’s executive order that issued the name change.
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that → attempt → change
The organization sued and received a partial win.
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organization → sue → win
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