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CNN, MS NOW Barred From White House After Ban by Trump - Bloomberg

CNN, MS NOW Barred From White House After Ban by Trump - Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump barred journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from accessing White House grounds on Saturday after announcing the ban. CNN condemned the move as an unconstitutional assault on press freedom, with all three outlets vowing to continue covering the Trump administration.

CNN, MS NOW Barred From White House After Ban by Trump - Bloomberg

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By Kevin Whitelaw and Josh Wingrove

September 19, 2026 at 9:07 AM EDT

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September 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM EDT

MS NOW, CNN and Politico said their journalists were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday after President Donald Trump said he would bar the outlets.

CNN called the move “an illegal assault” on the constitutional rights of news organizations to report without hindrance from government and all three outlets pledged to continue covering the Trump White House intensively.

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