Donald Trump announces plan to ban CNN and other media outlets from White House access
The U.S. president targeted CNN, MSNBC and Politico on Friday, criticizing their news coverage in a message posted on social media.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday, September 18, his intention to ban continuous news channels CNN and MSNBC, as well as online media outlet Politico, from accessing the White House, according to information reported by RFI.
In a message posted on social media, the U.S. president denounced the news coverage of these media outlets, though the specific details of his complaints were not immediately clear.
This announcement comes as part of a long series of tensions between Donald Trump and segments of the American press, whom he regularly accuses of bias against him.
The concrete details of this measure, as well as its potential legal or practical consequences for journalists from the affected media outlets' access to White House press spaces, have not been clarified at this stage.
Neither CNN, MSNBC, nor Politico have publicly responded to this announcement so far, according to available information.
Sources
- États-Unis: Donald Trump veut empêcher CNN et d'autres médias de venir à la Maison Blanche — RFI — Français
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