US President Donald Trump said Saturday morning he was banning news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them without specifics of reporting "fiction and lies."
Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
Last year, Trump barred The Associated Press from some events because of the news agency's decision to continue referring to the "Gulf of Mexico" — and not the "Gulf of America" as decreed by Trump.
Bruce Brown, president of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said a ban on the media outlets would be "flatly unconstitutional."
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Trump said on his Truth Social platform. For the time being, reporters for Politico and CNN were still in the White House press room following Trump's announcement.
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US President Donald Trump said Saturday morning he was banning news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them without specifics of reporting "fiction and lies."
Trump added that "other Fake News Media Outlets" would face a similar fate, but did not say which ones.
The move drew immediate accusations that it was unconstitutional and would be thrown out by the courts.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
Later in the Oval Office, Trump told reporters: "I think that somebody has a right to keep them away if they're going to write false stories all the time."
CNN said Saturday that President Donald Trump's plan to ban the TV network and two other news outlets from the White House was an "illegal assault" on US press freedom.
Last year, Trump barred The Associated Press from some events because of the news agency's decision to continue referring to the "Gulf of Mexico" — and not the "Gulf of America" as decreed by Trump.
For the time being, reporters for Politico and CNN were still in the White House press room following Trump's announcement.
Trump's surprise announcement on Friday comes at a time when his approval ratings are at record lows and his Republican Party risks losing control of Congress in November's midterm elections.
Bruce Brown, president of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said a ban on the media outlets would be "flatly unconstitutional."
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