US President Donald Trump announced On Friday, he announced he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, saying the networks’ coverage of his administration amounted to “FICTION and LIES.”
Trump made the announcement in a post on his Truth Social platform, in which he declared the ban “effective immediately” and warned that other news organizations could face similar restrictions. As of Saturday morning, all three agencies have received their credentials revoked.
CNN sentenced the announcement of the ban with the following content:
“We have the right under the U.S. Constitution to do our reporting without obstruction or interference from the government, and this ban is an illegal attack on that fundamental right.”
Trump gave no details about the conduct that led to the announcement or how the ban would be implemented. In conversation with reporter Later Friday in the Oval Office, he offered few details about how the ban would be implemented, saying only this It was “fake news” and “cumulative stories” that led to the ban. He also named The New York Times and The Washington Post as targetsf his criticism suggesting that they could face similar treatment.
Bruce D. Brown, president of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said the move amounted to a “textbook discriminatory view” that courts would likely strike down if challenged. All three messages promised to vigorously defend their position Right to the First Amendment under the U.S. Constitution, which protects freedom of the press.
This development follows a series of previous disputes between the Trump administration and the press corps over access to the White House and other federal facilities. Last year, the government barred an Associated Press reporter from the Oval Office and Air Force One after the news agency refused to adopt the government’s preferred name for the Gulf of Mexico, a dispute that remains the subject of ongoing litigation.
In 2018, during Trump’s first term, the White House revoked then-CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials, a decision that a federal judge had to reverse. Courts have previously relied on the 1977 D.C. Circuit decision Sherrill vs. KnightIt states that once the White House opens press facilities to accredited journalists, it cannot arbitrarily deny access.
The White House Correspondents Association and affected media outlets have done so condemned the banwith some pointing to possible legal action. No further developments were reported as of Saturday.
