Trump says he’s banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from White House

Trump says he's banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from White House. Figure caption, Watch: Trump says ban on some news outlets from White House is "because they're fake news"ByBernd Debusmann Jr, White House reporter and Max MatzaPublished18 September 2026Updated 2 hours agoUS President Donald Trump has announced that he is "immediately" banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, the latest twist in his fraught relationship with media outlets.

What happened

Watch: Trump says ban on some news outlets is 'because they're fake news'Watch: Trump says ban on some news outlets is 'because they're fake news'CloseThe US president on Friday announced he is "immediately" banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Skip NavigationMarketsBusinessInvestingTechPolitics & PolicyVideoWatchlistInvesting ClubPROLivestreamMenuKey PointsPresident Donald Trump said he is banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House over their coverage of him. President Trump has banned news outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House accusing them of reporting fiction and lies. #sabcnews #sabcnews pic. twitter. com/25USzBzWiW — Sherwin Bryce-Pease (@sherwiebp) September 18, 2026 MOST READ EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi fired 10.

Reporters from both Politico and CNN were still on the White House grounds shortly after the announcement was made. "Politico also released a statement, saying it would "continue to fairly report on this White House and future ones. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A CNN sign taped to a booth shows a co-working space in the White House press officeSince returning to office in January 2025, Trump and administration officials have repeatedly clashed with members of the White House press corps.

In February, the White House announced it was taking control of the press pool which has access to Trump and had for more than a century been managed by the White House Correspondents' Association.

The wider picture

In his first term, Trump also banned CNN correspondent Jim Acosta from the White House, although his credentials were restored after CNN sued. "If President Trump means to expel these news organizations from the White House press pool, his action is doubly unconstitutional because the press pool is a 'public forum' under the First Amendment, which means the president can't exclude journalists from it on the basis of their viewpoints," said the institute's executive director, Jameel Jaffer.

Related topicsDonald TrumpWhite HouseUnited StatesMore on this storyTrump takes swipes at press during White House Correspondents' DinnerPublished25 JulyIs the Kennedy Center losing 'hundreds of millions of dollars'? In this articleVSNTFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTMembers of the media raise their hands to ask questions to US President Donald Trump during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2026. The White House under Trump briefly tried to suspend a CNN reporter's press pass in 2018, and it is currently in a lawsuit over an attempted ban of Associated Press journalists from certain spaces.

But the attempt to block White House access to disfavored news outlets takes Trump's open hostility for critical reporting to a new extreme. "Asked for comment on Trump's Friday post, the White House referred CNBC to the president's latest comments in the Oval Office. Skip to content Menu Home | Trump bans three major news organisations from the White House FILE PHOTO: U.

What has been reported

President Donald Trump Image Credits : Reuters Sherwin Bryce-Pease 19 September 2026, 07:46 [SAST] United States (US) President Donald Trump has announced an immediate ban on three major news organisations from the White House, escalating his confrontation with the American media. Trump says CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) and Politico would no longer be granted access, accusing them of repeatedly publishing false and dishonest coverage. It is unclear whether employees of those outlets would be prevented from entering the White House grounds.

In a statement, the network called a potential ban illegal and said it "stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting". "The White House Correspondents' Association President Jacqui Heinrich said it stood in "defence" of its colleagues who were "being singled out for doing their jobs". The president has frequently clashed with reporters in the Oval Office on Air Force One and during White House events, often referring to them as "fake news" and "rude".

The BBC contributes to the White House radio pool. "The First Amendment is clear that once the White House invites in some journalists, it can't ban others because it doesn't like their reporting," said the group's president Bruce Brown, calling the potential ban "textbook viewpoint discrimination".

What happens next

Constitution to do that reporting without hindrance or interference from the government," CNN said in a statement later Friday defending its White House team. Responding to another of Trump's remarks, Politico said that claims of it receiving government subsidies "are false and have been thoroughly debunked. But in a footnote, the appeals court said that the White House could not deny so-called hard passes to larger spaces, such as the East Room, "arbitrarily or based on the content of a journalist's speech.

"White House Correspondents' Association President Jacqui Heinrich said reporters from the targeted outlets are "being singled out for doing their jobs. SectionNewsPublished11 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsWhite HouseFollow White Houseclose panelYou are now following White HouseUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. The exact practical scope of the restrictions remained unclear, including whether their journalists would be denied entry to the White House grounds or excluded from presidential events and briefings.

The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for additional information on the deal.

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