US President
Donald Trump initiated the press ban on 18 September, publicly accusing CNN, Politico,
and MS NOW of publishing “fiction or lies” concerning his administration.
By 19 September,
all three news organizations reported that security personnel denied them
access to the White House grounds and confiscated their press badges. In
response, the targeted news outlets asserted that the Trump administration
violated their constitutional rights.
On 21 September,
the networks issued a...
