President Trump bans three media outlets from the White House — Rolling Stone
In the United States, President Donald Trump announced a ban on access to the White House for CNN, MS NOW and Politico. He reported the decision on Truth Social and later, in the Oval Office, called these media outlets “fake news” and described his decision as a “free press ban.” According to Rolling Stone, the following morning journalists from the three outlets were indeed denied access to the White House.
Boycott of the presidential pool
CNN, MS NOW and Politico condemned the ban, calling it an infringement on rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. CNN said it would continue covering the work of the U.S. government regardless of restrictions on physical access to the White House or other government buildings.
On Monday, ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News agreed to suspend coverage by the White House press pool in solidarity with the three outlets. In a joint statement, the broadcasters stressed that no administration should restrict the work of a news organization because of disagreement with its coverage.
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During the opening ceremony for a new helicopter landing area on the White House South Lawn, there was no audio feed for broadcasting because of the boycott. Newsmax aired the event without sound, explaining this by the absence of presidential pool cameras.
Lawsuit and Trump TV channel
The Trump administration also announced the launch of the Trump TV YouTube channel, which promises to show footage featuring the president around the clock. The channel began operating on Sunday evening and, at the time of publication, was replaying previous Trump events and speeches, including his address at the National Prayer Breakfast in February.
On Monday, CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a lawsuit seeking the restoration of their journalists’ credentials. In a joint statement, they said the White House stripped their representatives of credentials without warning or procedure because of disagreement with their coverage. Earlier, the Associated Press won a court dispute after access was restricted over the agency’s refusal to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”: a federal judge ruled that the White House cannot deny media access because of dissatisfaction with their work.
