Donald Trump has called for a ban on CNN, Politico, and MSNBC from the White House.
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All In with Chris HayesSep 19, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (BBC, Politico, CNN, Washington Examiner) confirm that on September 18-19, 2026 Trump announced via Truth Social that he was banning CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) and Politico from the White House, so the claim held on 2026-09-19.
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What was said
… These are stories that Donald Trump clearly does not like to see, whether it is reported on networks like ours or CNN, or outlets like Politico. So Donald Trump has resorted to calling for a ban on this network and CNN and Politico from the White House, while implying other outlets will be next. Michelle Goldberg is a New York Times columnist, and Cornel Belcher is an MS, now political analyst. They both joined me. Now, Michelle, I'm going to start with you. How do you see this? …
All In with Chris Hayes · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. BBC reports Trump said in a Truth Social post that he was 'immediately' banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, with the post dated Friday 19 September 2026.[2]
Supports. Politico and CNN both report Trump's Truth Social announcement naming CNN, MS NOW and Politico as banned from the White House, citing 'constant reporting FAKE NEWS.'[3][4]
Supports. Washington Examiner and Entertainment Weekly quote the post saying 'effective immediately, I am banning' the three outlets from the White House.[5][6]
Context. CNN reported no indication the administration had taken steps to implement the ban, and reporters remained in the White House on the day, so the announced ban was not clearly enforced as of the claim date.[2][4]
Context. A federal judge later ordered the White House to restore access (Oct 13), and in October the outlets amended their lawsuit; these later developments do not change the September 19 state of affairs.[1][7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 1, 2 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanentapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Trump says he is banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White Housebbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Trump says he’s banning media outlets, including POLITICO ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump says he’s ‘banning’ CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House | CNN Businesscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Trump bans CNN, MS Now, and Politico from White Housewashingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Trump says he's banning CNN, MS NOW, Politico from ...ew.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Trump suggests he might move press corps out of the White Housermb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Three media outlets seek full White House access in amended ...cnbc.com · not rated · cited for: context
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