Trump’s White House media ban may be on shaky ground
The president is arguing that journalism, protected by the First Amendment, is a threat to national security.

Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy on Tuesday said he asked President Trump to reconsider his ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW reporters from covering his administration and the White House. “I’ve urged the president to reconsider his position,” Ruddy told “BBC Newsnight” in an interview. “I hope he will. I think it would be a…
The president is arguing that journalism, protected by the First Amendment, is a threat to national security.
The extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes moved Wednesday to a courtroom in the nation's capital, where a judge is hearing arguments on whether the president's move banning three news organizations from White House grounds violates the Constitution.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.