News outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico said their journalists were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday morning, a day after President Donald Trump said he would ban them over their coverage. The outlets reported that three reporters were blocked, with Trump accusing them of reporting "FICTION and LIES."
Sky News – Front Page President said he was banning journalists from those organizations, saying of their coverage: ‘You get sick of it.’ Journalists from three US outlets were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday morning a day after Donald Trump said he would ban them from the executive branch complex in a move that has prompted outrage and shock from free speech advocates. The outlets were television broadcasters MS now…
Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico are barred from White House access after President Donald Trump announced the ban on Truth Social on 18 September 2026, blaming their coverage as “fake news”; reporters from the outlets were subsequently denied entry to the White House grounds on 19 September 2026.
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President said he was banning MS Now, CNN and Politico journalists, saying of their coverage: ‘You get sick of it.’ News outlets MS Now and CNN said their journalists were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday morning, a day after Donald Trump said he would ban them ,and the website Politico from the executive branch complex. MS Now said a reporter and a cameraman had been denied access and had their…
NPR – Politics Sky News – Front Page CNN and MS NOW say their journalists have been denied access to the White House grounds.
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