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US media outlets are usually fierce competitors, but Donald Trumpโs ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW has prompted an unusual show of solidarity among journalists. The move is changing the way the White House is covered, as Trump arrives in New York for the UN General Assembly. Camille Knight reports.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trumpโs administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban โ based on the content of their coverage โ a โblatant violationโ of the First Amendment. The extraordinary ban represents an escalation of Trumpโs long-running efforts to restrict news coverage he finds objectionable, says France 24โs Kethevane Gorjestani.
The top five US television networks staged a revolt on Monday when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump to protest his decision to ban three news outlets from the White House.ย "No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting," ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC said in a joint statement.
During a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new helipad at the White House on Monday, Donald Trump made a brief statement that was inaudible. In response to Trumpโs decision to bar MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House, US television networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News, suspended their pooled coverage of the president.