Two major news networks’ journalists said they were denied access to the White House on Saturday morning, with reporters from CNN and MS NOW both going live to report about the circumstances of the ban imposed by President Donald Trump.
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The actions escalated Trump’s long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, and is the latest test of First Amendment protections in the United States. Trump said Friday he would ban both organizations and Politico because of their coverage.
CNN issued a statement saying it stood behind its reporters.
“We will not be deflected from our duty to hold the government and other public bodies to account,” it said. The statement was shown on the air before senior White House reporter Betsy Klein began to report on her ban.
I think the White House should allow the reporters back in but banish Donald Trump instead.
I’m sure the Western governments who are always whining at the world about freedom of the press will immediately take Trumpty Dumbty to task for this. Haha
Nothing really to report from there anyway. Best to avoid.
Trump and his administration are deluded if he thinks banning CNN and MS NOW and other media outlets would hide his failures. The courts will never allow this as it goes against the US constitution. It goes against the Freedom of the Press, the rights to free speech and reporting.
Perhaps all media should avoid the White House. After all the only ‘news’ they get is lies, threats and B.S.
Canada pays off the media in Canada. China pays off the media in the USA.
CNN can stand by it’s reporters….
outside of the Whitehouse.
Trump should pay off news agencies like Carney does in Canada.
Good. They are worthless political organizations, not news.