Trump announces White House ban against three media outlets
President Donald Trump announced CNN, MS NOW and Politico are banned from the White House, dubbing them "fake news" and teased other outlets could follow.
TL;DR
- President Trump announced CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are banned from the White House.
- He described the outlets' reporting as "fake news."
- CNN and Politico stated they would defend their First Amendment rights to report on the White House.
- A spokesperson for MS NOW declined to comment.
- Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended Trump's accessibility to the press.
- Previous efforts by the Trump administration to ban media have been blocked by judges.