Trump says he’s ‘banning’ CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

By Brian Stelter, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump claimed Friday that he is “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico “from the White House.” The president said it was “effective immediately,” but there was no indication his administration had taken any steps to follow through.

CNN reporters remained seated in their White House workspace near the briefing room as of this writing. A CNN team was also traveling Friday as the assigned television pool reporters with Vice President JD Vance.

The news organizations named by the president had no immediate comment on the president’s claim.

Trump wrote on Truth Social that the “banning” was “a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!”

“Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America,” he continued. “Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.”

The president did not identify any specific reporting that prompted his social media declaration.

Trump has previously restricted CNN’s access to the White House.

During Trump’s first term, the White House revoked the press credentials of CNN’s then-chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta following a contentious exchange with the president at a November 2018 press conference.

CNN sued, and a Trump-appointed federal judge temporarily restored Acosta’s press access, ruling that the White House had violated his due process.

The White House eventually reinstated Acosta’s credentials on a permanent basis, prompting CNN to drop its lawsuit.

This is a developing story and will be updated…

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