Watch: Trump says ban on some news outlets is 'because they're fake news'
The US president on Friday announced he is "immediately" banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
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The US president on Friday announced he is "immediately" banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
US President Donald Trump has accused CNN, MS NOW and Politico of spreading fake news.
The American president went to his Truth Social network to report on the decision that affects the three-media correspondents he listed as spreading "fake news." He justified the measure by announcing that "other false news media will continue." The announcement is a further escalation of the Republican president against the press he considers critical.
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would ban media outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over what he described as unfavourable coverage in his latest test of the US Constitution's First Amendment protection of press freedom.
Trump, who often accuses mainstream media outlets of writing "fake news," said on Truth Social that those outlets shouldn't be allowed to "FICTION and LIES."
The US president insists media outlets report 'fiction and lies' as he enforces new bans on White House access.
The US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media throughout his political career.