The Trump White House removed CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House press pool.
Posted by The Michael Berry Show, Checked
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The Michael Berry ShowSep 23, 2026
The claim departs from the passage: the post says the White House removed "CNN and MSN" from the press pool and never mentions Politico, so the added Politico element is not the poster's claim.
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What was said
… If you tell the truth, then you won't get revoked. Tell the truth." There's a certain humor to all of this, and we all need a little humor in our lives. So here is Barack Hussein Obama. He just can't go away. He has, he has to remind us he's still around. He's reacting to the news that the Trump White House has removed CNN and MSN from the press pool, because nothing about your life matters to these people. The only this is like songwriters who write songs about songwriters and musicians. This is like filmmakers who make movies about making film films. …
The Michael Berry Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. CNN was removed from its assigned role as the White House television pool representative on September 21, 2026, as of the claim's date.[2][3][4]
Context. The passage names only CNN and "MSN" (apparently MS NOW/MSNBC) in its press-pool sentence; Politico appears nowhere in the passage or the rest of the post, so the extracted claim adds an actor the post did not name.
Context. Politico was removed from the press pool for Trump's Nebraska trip on October 5, 2026, which is after the claim's September 23 posting date and does not bear on what was so on that date.[5]
Context. The three outlets were barred from White House grounds in September, and a federal judge's temporary restraining order later restored their building access, while the press-pool removals continued in part.[1][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask court to block Trump from ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2CNN, Politico and MSNOW Sue Trump After White House ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3What is the White House press pool, and why is it now ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Major TV networks decline White House pool dutiespolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5White House removes Politico from press pool for Trump's ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6Three media outlets seek full White House access in ...cnbc.com · not rated · cited for: context
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