Trump bans media outlets CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House on September 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (September 18, 2026) he was banning news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them without specifics of reporting “fiction and lies.”

“I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW... and Politico... from the White House as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social network.

It follows Mr. Trump’s decision in February 2025 to keep The Associated Press journalists out of the Oval Office, Air Force One and other events too small for a full press corps, in retaliation for the news outlet’s decision not to follow his lead in changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name.

Mr. Trump has long bristled at news coverage he sees as unfavourable to him and has a history of filing lawsuits against news organisations and lashing out at individual reporters in person or over social media.

Since returning to office, Mr. Trump has pursued legal action against The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the BBC and other news outlets.

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