CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters have now been allowed back at the White House after a judge blocked President Trump’s ban. All three outlets had been turned away earlier in the day despite a judge’s order that the White House temporarily reinstate their access.
The back-and-forth is the latest in an extraordinary showdown between Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes.
Joe Mathieu spoke with Mario Parker at the White House for a special edition of The Debrief. CNN, MS NOW, and Politico reporters returned to the White House after a standoff over press access. Parker says the scene is beginning to look like a typical high-profile summit again, with more reporters on site for Xi’s state visit. (Source: Bloomberg)
apparent denial of access to the reporters early this morning.
Journalists from the three outlets were denied access to the White House earlier in the day in apparent defiance of a federal judge’s order.
CNN senior reporter Betsy Klein gained access to the White House on 24 September, hours after a federal judge ruled against Donald Trump's media ban. The ban had barred reporters from CNN, MS Now and Politico from accessing the White House
The outlets sued the Trump Administration over the ban earlier this week, arguing it is a “direct assault” on the First Amendment.
Journalists for CNN, MS NOW and Politico were allowed back onto White House grounds Thursday, hours after a judge ruled in the outlets’ favor following President Trump’s decision to ban the media organizations from the building last week. The networks reported on air that their reporters and photographers were initially denied access early Thursday but…
A Trump-appointed judge imposed a temporary restraining order on the White House to restore press credentials for reporters at CNN, MS NOW, and Politico in an order Thursday morning. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly of the District of Columbia found that President Donald Trump’s administration likely violated the due process rights of the reporters…
