President Trump announced he would ban CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from White House grounds.
Posted by The Michael Berry Show, Checked
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The Michael Berry ShowSep 23, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (BBC, Politico, NYT via Inquirer, ABC, CNN, Reuters) confirm Trump announced on Truth Social on Sept 18, 2026 that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, so the announcement claim holds as of 2026-09-23.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… This is all, it's theater, kids, right? It's just all so dramatic. A CNN reporter went on the air from the sidewalk to explain the situation. Yes, we had heard President Trump earlier this week say that he was going to ban CNMS, Now, and Politico from White House, the White House grounds. The President clearly following up on that promise, but one thing that I had reported was that sources at the White House were unaware that this was happening. …
The Michael Berry Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. BBC reports Trump announced on Truth Social that he is 'immediately' banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.[3]
Supports. Politico reports Trump banned CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO in a Truth Social post on Friday, with other outlets to follow.[4]
Supports. The New York Times report (via Inquirer) states Trump said on Friday he would ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, and quotes him explaining the ban in the Oval Office.[5]
Supports. Reuters reports Trump announced the ban in September on social media, and the ABC report confirms the announcement and resulting denial of access.[1][6]
Context. Later developments: a federal judge (Kelly) issued a temporary order on Sept 24 restoring access and a preliminary injunction in October; these post-date the Sept 23 claim and do not make the announcement false.[1][2]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Judge extends White House access for CNN, MS NOW, Politico amid legal fightreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask court to make Trump ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Trump says he is banning CNN and Politico from White ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Inside the White House media banpolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from ...inquirer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6MS NOW, CNN, Politico reporters barred from White House after ...abc7.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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