The White House Correspondents Association condemned Donald Trump's ban on news organizations.
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All In with Chris HayesSep 19, 2026
Multiple independent sources (IANS, ANI, Yahoo, AFP, NBC, Politico) report that the White House Correspondents' Association publicly condemned Trump's September 2026 ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico as a First Amendment violation, and the WHCA later joined an amicus brief against it.
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… Other fake news media outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Exclamation point. Honestly, at this juncture, it is actually unclear how this so-called ban, by way of social media, would actually be enforced or defended in court. In a statement moments ago, the White House Correspondents Association condemned Donald Trump. Quote: "The Constitution protects the freedom of the press from government interference. That protection does not depend on whether the president likes a news organization's coverage, agrees with its reporting, or approves of the questions its journalists …
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Supports. WHCA President Jacqui Heinrich issued a statement calling the ban a 'ban on the free press' and saying it violates the First Amendment, reported by ANI and IANS on September 19–20, 2026.[5][6]
Supports. The WHCA's statement, as reported by Yahoo and AFP, called the move a constitutional breach and said courts have held access cannot be denied arbitrarily or based on content.[7][8]
Supports. NBC News reports the WHCA called for reporters' access to be restored after the ban, and Politico reports the WHCA signed an amicus brief calling the ban 'constitutionally repugnant.'[3][4]
Context. The ban was announced September 18, 2026 and enforced September 19; the later court filings (October 2026) show the access restrictions were still disputed, which does not change the September 19 condemnation.[1][2]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 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
- 2Did Biden revoke more than 400 press passes? How changes compare to Trump's media bansnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3White House faces mounting legal backlash after barring journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politiconbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Fox News, NYT, AP and other media outlets jointly ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5White House Correspondents’ Association says Trump media ban violates First Amendmentianslive.in · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6WHCA condemns Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico, calls it ...tribuneindia.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7White House Correspondents' Association Condemns Trump's ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8CNN, MS NOW, Politico denied access to White House groundsafp.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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