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White House revokes press access for CNN, MSNOW and Politico

journalismSep 19, 202622174

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied entry to White House grounds on Saturday after President Donald Trump said those outlets were barred, ABC News witnessed CNN staff turned away at the security booth and a CNN cameraman said his pass was confiscated. A CNN reporter said a Secret Service official told him his badge had been deactivated, and a photographer showed an empty ID card sleeve. Politico Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Greenberger said a Politico reporter was denied entry and had press privileges revoked. MS NOW and CNN issued statements calling the action an unlawful attack on First Amendment rights and said they would defend press freedoms; MS NOW said some of its journalists were barred and that it would take steps to protect First Amendment rights. President Trump posted that news organizations “should not consistently write or report fiction and lies” about his administration and said he supported freedom of the press while insisting he did not want those outlets in “my home, the people’s home.” ABC News and the outlets reported the action occurred while chief of staff Susie Wiles was out of town and the White House did not immediately comment. The three outlets said they would continue reporting despite the ban.

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