CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are suing the Trump administration for banning their networks from the White House.
Major news networks who cover the White House and official press briefings have suspended their pooled TV coverage of President Donald Trump -- in protest of his decision to ban CNN, Politico and MS Now for broadcasting and covering what the president has described as "fake news" about him and his administration.
ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC decline to participate after presidential ban that prompted wide condemnationMajor US TV news networks agreed to refuse to air coverage of Donald Trump’s White House after the administration banned certain media outlets including CNN from the grounds.The ban left CNN unable to fulfill its duties as Monday’s White House designated…
The move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
Major TV networks that rotate covering the president for wider media distribution say they will not do so moving forward after President Trump banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House last week. Trump announced the ban Friday, and reporters from the organizations were denied entry to the complex and had their credentials confiscated…
The decision came after the White House removed CNN from a rotating group of television journalists who cover the president.
CNN, Politico and MS NOW filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration after President Donald Trump banned them from covering the White House. NBC News' Gary Grumbach reports on the legal filing and the latest comments from VP Vance.
