Trump says CNN, MS NOW and Politico are banned — and more could follow
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
President Trump said Friday he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House "effective immediately," escalating his long-running battles with news organizations.Early Saturday morning, Politico, CNN and MS NOW said their journalists were denied access to White House grounds. Why it matters: Trump is seeking to use White House access against news outlets whose coverage he objects to, while threatening to target additional organizations.Press freedom groups immediately called on news outlets to fight the bans.Driving the news: Trump's Truth Social post called the three outlets "Fake
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