On September 18, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ban on access to the White House for three major media outlets: CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and Politico. This spectacular decision, described by Trump as a measure against "fake news," was made public via his social media network Truth Social, where he stated he was "proud to announce that effective immediately, I am banning the White House press corps from the +fake news+ CNN, MSNOW (…) and Politico (…) because of their constant coverage of FALSE NEWS" (sudinfo.be, thefederalist.com). He also threatened that "other fake news media will be following," thus intensifying his "war on the media" (sudinfo.be).
Donald Trump's announcement to exclude CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House is widely confirmed by all Western (popular, center-left, neutral, strong right) and East/South (communist) sources. Dissonance appears with Dissident sources. Theblaze.com (Dissident|Right) justifies the exclusion and criticizes the banned media, while reason.com (Dissident|Libertarian)...
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