CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters barred from the White House
On September 19, reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied access to the White House, and their press credentials were reported as confiscated or deactivated. The exclusion was attributed to President Donald Trump, and one report said competing networks suspended shared coverage of his events.
Key points
- The three outlets said in a lawsuit that their reporters were denied access and told their hard passes had been deactivated.
Evidence · 1 source statement
CNN, MSNOW and Politico said in their lawsuit that their reporters had been denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday (September 19) and were told their so-called hard…
- One reported consequence was that competing networks suspended shared coverage of the president’s events.
Evidence · 1 source statement
When he banned CNN and MS Now – along with Politico – from the White House, their competitors suspended shared coverage of the US president’s events.
Who's involved
CNN, MS NOW and Politico
Their reporters were denied White House access, and the outlets challenged the exclusion in a lawsuit.
The outlets said their reporters were denied access to the White House grounds and told their hard passes had been deactivated.
What they said · 1 source statement
CNN, MSNOW and Politico said in their lawsuit that their reporters had been denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday (September 19) and were told their so-called hard…
What was reported
- Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied access to the White House on September 19.
Reported independently by 2: Asahi Shimbun, Reuters
Evidence · 2 source statements
CNN, MSNOW and Politico said in their lawsuit that their reporters had been denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday (September 19) and were told their so-called hard…
- Accounts described the reporters’ credentials as confiscated, taken away or deactivated.
Reported independently by 5: Asahi Shimbun, CGTN, Fox News, France 24, Reuters
Evidence · 5 source statements
On Saturday, reporters from the three media outlets were denied entry to the White House, and their press credentials were confiscated.
CNN, MSNOW and Politico said in their lawsuit that their reporters had been denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday (September 19) and were told their so-called hard…
Journalists for the three news organisations were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday and had their passes confiscated
Reporters from all three organizations were subsequently denied entry to the White House, with their press credentials deactivated or confiscated.
- Reports attributed the exclusion to an order by President Donald Trump.
Reported independently by 2: CNN, The Guardian
Evidence · 2 source statements
When he banned CNN and MS Now – along with Politico – from the White House, their competitors suspended shared coverage of the US president’s events.
- Competing networks suspended shared coverage of the president’s events.
One source: The Guardian
Evidence · 1 source statement
When he banned CNN and MS Now – along with Politico – from the White House, their competitors suspended shared coverage of the US president’s events.
How coverage differed
The Guardian (R4) — Highlights the response by competing networks, which suspended shared coverage; the other cited accounts focus on the access denial and credentials.
Still unclear
- It is not known whether the reporters’ passes were physically taken, deactivated, or both.
- The White House’s explanation for the exclusion is not included in the cited accounts.
Not heard from
- The White House or Trump administration — It was directly involved in the access decision, but no statement explaining the exclusion appears in the cited claims.
- The competing networks that suspended shared coverage — Their response is described, but their own statements about that decision do not appear in the cited claims.