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Trump says he might ban other media outlets from White House

By Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2026 | 3:48 PM

Sept 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that ​he might bar ‌other media outlets from the White House, hours after saying CNN, MSNOW and Politico were ‌banned.

“I ​don’t want ⁠them in my ⁠office,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I don’t want them ​here. I would say the ban would ⁠go as ⁠far as you can.”

Trump ​wrote on Truth Social ​that he is banning the ‌outlets from the White House for allegedly “reporting FAKE NEWS” in a ⁠move that is likely to be challenged as conflicting with ⁠the ‌US Constitution’s First ⁠Amendment protections for ​free ‌speech and a ​free press.

(Reporting ⁠by Jacob Bogage and Daphne Psaledakis; Writing by Christian Martinez, editing by David Ljunggren and Caitlin ​Webber)