Trump announces White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, accusing them of “FICTION and LIES”

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On 18 September 2026, Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be banned from the White House, accusing them of false reporting. The scope and implementation remained unclear; ABC News reported that journalists from the targeted outlets were still working at the White House that afternoon.

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Journalists are escorted out of the White House while Trump throws books onto a fire.

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