{"id":228827,"date":"2026-10-26T20:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/us-tv-networks-suspend-white-house-pool-coverage-over-trump-media-ban-donald-trump-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:16:19","slug":"us-tv-networks-suspend-white-house-pool-coverage-over-trump-media-ban-donald-trump-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/us-tv-networks-suspend-white-house-pool-coverage-over-trump-media-ban-donald-trump-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"US TV networks suspend White House pool coverage over Trump media ban | Donald Trump – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

White House promoted its own \u2018Trump TV\u2019 feed online after ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC decline to participate
The major US television news outlets agreed to suspend their video coverage of Donald Trump<\/a> after the administration banned journalists from several outlets from entering the White House grounds.
The collective decision came after the barred outlets \u2013 CNN, MS Now<\/a> and Politico \u2013 sued the administration on Monday, saying the president\u2019s actions were a violation of their first amendment rights.
The ban was an extraordinary escalation of Trump\u2019s battle against news outlets. After a coalition of networks including ABC, CBS, Fox News<\/a> and NBC \u2013 which along with CNN form a press \u201cpool\u201d that share the responsibilities of capturing and distributing footage of the president carried by news outlets worldwide \u2013 announced they would cease coverage in solidarity with the barred outlets, the White House promoted its own feed online, branding it \u201cTrump TV\u201d. The channel purported to show \u201ctop past moments, announcements, and the latest and greatest from the administration all in one place\u201d.
\u201cGet real-time updates and live events streamed DIRECTLY to your phone,\u201d the White House posted on social media. \u201cNo noise. Just the news that matters most \u2013 straight from the Trump Administration.\u201d
It is extremely rare for a president to travel or make public appearances without the accompaniment of a representative from the White House television pool. Network cameras have provided coverage of the president since 1950.
On Monday, the ban against CNN<\/a> meant that no broadcaster was covering Trump\u2019s midday ribbon-cutting to unveil a new White House helipad. Although the White House provided a livestream, without professional boom mics and audio setup, the president\u2019s remarks were inaudible over the sounds of a helicopter\u2019s engine running in the background.
The president abruptly announced his ban against outlets this weekend in a Truth Social post, saying he had enough of \u201cpurposely negative stories\u201d about him. Journalists had their press badges confiscated by Secret Service on Saturday.
\u201cEffective today, the TV pool will not be covering events designated as pool coverage of the President,\u201d Bryan Boughton, Fox News\u2019s Washington bureau chief who is also currently serving on as TV pool chair, wrote in an email <\/a>to pool members Monday. The role is rotated each quarter. \u201cThis follows the White House\u2019s position preventing CNN from fulfilling its assigned pool duties,\u201d said Boughton.
In a show of support with the banned outlets, several outlets, including the Washington Post<\/a>, the New York Times and the Associated Press, said they would not publish or distribute images taken as part of the White House photography pool including Trump\u2019s departure on Marine One and his events at the United Nations in New York, until midnight ET. In a statement, the Washington Post described the action as part of a \u201ccollective effort<\/a>\u201d.
The five news networks, including CNN, wrote in a joint statement<\/a>: \u201cThe public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.\u201d
Although the broadcast networks said they would withhold televised coverage, the print, radio and wire service press pool continues to provide reports detailing Trump\u2019s movements throughout the day.
Hours after the broadcast networks\u2019 announcement, the Washington Post said<\/a> it would also withhold its photographs of presidential events from being published until after midnight ET to support banned outlets.
On Friday, Trump abruptly announced<\/a> he was banning CNN, Politico and MS Now from the White House because, he believes, they \u201cconstantly write or report FICTION and LIES\u201d. On Saturday, reporters and other staff from the news organizations were denied access to the White House.
Other media outlets and first amendment advocacy groups responded by condemning Trump\u2019s ban, calling it an infringement on the right to a free press.
On Monday, CNN, Politico and MS Now filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration<\/a>, asking a federal judge to temporarily block the enforcement of the ban and restore the reporters\u2019 passes to the White House.
On Truth Social<\/a>, Trump defended his decisions, insisting that his ban was not \u201cinstituting an assault on the Free Press\u201d, but instead addressing \u201cnational security\u201d threats \u2013 a claim the US president has recently used to justify building a triumphal arch and the White House ballroom.<\/p>\n

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