September 18, 2026 – Trump announces he has banned CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House for constantly reporting “fake news”

In Email/Dossier/Govt Corruption Investigations, Featured Timeline Entries by Katie Weddington

I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

On Saturday, September 19, journalists from the three outlets were denied entry to White House grounds and had their badges confiscated. CNN, Politico, and MS NOW all said they would continue reporting and would challenge the restriction as a violation of the First Amendment. Legal analysts have noted that viewpoint-based exclusion from White House access is likely to face court challenges.
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But that’s exactly what @BarackObama did.

— Oct. 22, 2009: Treasury planned to make “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg available to every network pool member except Fox.

— The Washington bureau chiefs of ABC, CBS, CNN & NBC said they wouldn’t interview Feinberg if Fox was shut out, noting it broke pool rules. The administration relented.

— This came amid the broader feud, with Anita Dunn saying “we’re not going to legitimize them as a news organization.”

— At the time, Treasury called it “much ado about absolutely nothing” & denied any plot.

— In 2011, Judicial Watch FOIA’d emails showing otherwise: White House broadcast media director Dag Vega wrote Treasury that they’d prefer Fox be skipped, & Josh Earnest wrote that they’d shown their willingness & ability to exclude Fox from significant interviews.

@jrpsaki called Bret Baier a “lunatic” & joked about putting dead fish in the Fox cubby.

He also spent most of his presidency complaining about Fox News, saying they’re bad for the country, likening them to terrorists, etc.

Trump admin welcomes new media to White House Briefing Room, vows to restore 400+ press passes revoked by Biden (1/28/2025)

If only we had Supreme Court precedents on this exact issue.

Talk to SCOTUS about it.

Houchins v. KQED (1978): The First Amendment does not require the government to give the press access to information or places under government control. It “is neither a Freedom of Information Act nor an Official Secrets Act.” The press’s core protection is the right to communicate information once obtained, not a right to collect it from the government.

Pell v. Procunier (1974) and related cases: The press has no constitutional right to information or locations not available to the public generally.

Zemel v. Rusk (1965): “Entry into the White House [is not] a First Amendment right. The right to speak and publish does not carry with it the unrestrained right to gather information.”