US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be barred from accessing the White House, according to DW. The announcement was made in a post on Truth Social, where Trump accused the three outlets of spreading what he described as fake news.
Trump said media organizations should not be permitted to repeatedly publish or broadcast what he characterized as fictional or false material while covering the president, his administration or the United States. His post did not provide specific examples of reports by CNN, MS NOW or Politico that he considered inaccurate.
DW reported that Trump also indicated the access restrictions could be extended to other media outlets. He wrote that additional “fake news media outlets” would follow, but did not name any further organizations or set out details about how the ban would be implemented.
The announcement concerns the outlets’ access to the White House, but the supplied material does not describe the practical scope or duration of the restrictions. It also does not include responses from CNN, MS NOW, Politico or any White House officials beyond Trump’s statements. The claims about the outlets’ reporting were made by Trump in his social-media post and were not independently substantiated in the source text.