President Donald Trump mentioned in a social media publish Friday that he’s “banning” CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White Home “efficient instantly.”
“Media Shops shouldn’t be capable of always write or report FICTION and LIES once they’re protecting the President of the USA, the Trump Administration, or the USA of America,” Trump mentioned within the publish.
The president mentioned different shops would comply with.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about healthcare within the Oval Workplace on the White Home, September 18, 2026 in Washington.
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At an occasion within the Oval Workplace shortly after his publish, the president instructed reporters he helps a free press, however that “you want a good and trustworthy press.”
“It’s sick. I imply, there’s one thing incorrect with a rustic that may permit folks to jot down purposely unfavourable stuff. Now, in the event that they wish to write them, that is advantageous. However I haven’t got to allow them to into my, into the folks’s home,” Trump mentioned.
In a press release, CNN mentioned: “CNN stands absolutely behind our White Home staff and their truthful and correct reporting. Now we have a proper beneath the U.S. Structure to try this reporting with out hindrance or interference from the federal government. Ought to the ban which President Trump threatened go forward, it could be an unlawful assault on that elementary and constitutionally-protected proper.”
In a press release posted on X, Politico mentioned, “POLITICO will proceed to pretty report on this White Home and future ones. We are going to vigorously defend our First Modification rights in opposition to any try to limit them.”
It additionally mentioned that Trump’s declare Friday that the outlet obtained authorities subsidies “are false and have been totally debunked.”
White Home Correspondents Affiliation President Jacqui Heinrich mentioned in a press release, “The president mentioned it plainly within the Oval Workplace, describing his personal deliberate motion as a ‘ban on the free press.'”
“That is about greater than the rights of journalists. It’s about the suitable of the American folks to obtain a full and impartial account of the actions, insurance policies and selections of whoever occupies the nation’s highest workplace,” she wrote.
CNN Senior White Home Correspondent Kristen Holmes works within the CNN standup sales space on the North Garden of the White Home in Washington, September 18, 2026.
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Trump mentioned he determined to make the announcement on Friday citing “cumulative tales.”
It’s nonetheless unclear what precisely the ban means in sensible phrases. Reporters from the shops remained on the White Home Friday afternoon and have been noticed doing dwell photographs and coming and going, so it appeared their passes had not been revoked.
Trump insisted he’s not attempting to intimidate the press. “No, no, no, no,” he mentioned, reiterating “I prefer to see trustworthy press.”
The White Home tried to ban then-CNN reporter Jim Acosta throughout Trump’s first time period. CNN sued to revive Acosta’s press credentials and the White Home later dropped its effort.
Earlier on this time period, the Trump White Home banned The Related Press from collaborating within the pool that covers the White Home as a result of it refused to conform along with his edict renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. That case stays in litigation.
