Discussion: Trump Bans CNN, MSN Now, and Politico from State Dinner
The White House banned CNN, MSN Now, and Politico from covering President Trump's state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, but a judge issued a? The ban backfired, becoming a major news story and highlighting Trump's inability to understand its impact, according to commentators.
The cited sources give this account: The White House attempted to ban CNN, Politico, and MSN Now from covering President Trump's state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, but a judge issued a restraining order to reinstate their press credentials. Despite the court order, some journalists were still denied access, and the situation remains uncertain.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the decision, writing on X that the event was a pre-credentialed one, and that the media ban was a distraction from other issues, including the release of the second half of the Epstein files.
Trump's press ban backfired as it became a major news story, diverting attention from other issues and highlighting the president's inability to understand its impact. The ban also showed his tendency to throw out distractions to avoid addressing other problems.
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The White House attempted to ban CNN, Politico, and MSN Now from covering President Trump's state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, but a judge issued a restraining order to reinstate their press credentials.
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Despite the court order, some journalists were still denied access, and the situation remains uncertain.
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Judge Timothy J. Heli of the US District Court in Washington. He granted a 14-day restraining order to and told the White House to immediately return, reinstate and restore the press cred credentials of these three outlets.
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Judge Kelly, who just so happens to be a Trump appointee, saw right through all of that.
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MS Now reporter Laura Baron Lope Baron Lopez sharing what she experienced that day.
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news, all hurting Donald Trump. So he's like, "Oh, I'll do this tactic. It'll be one giant squirrel. Uh you know, the mother of all squirrels media ban."
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They're like, "Oh, it's about us. Obsession. Obsession." And that's all they talked about is a media ban for the last week.
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In fact if they did right now the press would say some editor at every press organization would say that's old news. That's old news. Let's skip it. Let's skip it for Israel.
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He must have been up to something that he didn't want people paying attention to while he was banning the media.
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the decision, writing on X that the event was a pre-credentialed one, and that the media ban was a distraction from other issues, including the release of the second half of the Epstein files.
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Trump's press ban backfired as it became a major news story, diverting attention from other issues and highlighting the president's inability to understand its impact.
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The ban also showed his tendency to throw out distractions to avoid addressing other problems.
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CNN also reported that some of their staff were denied access and in there and around noon journalists from CNN, Politico, and MS Now were allowed back into the White House, but the pool was still suspended.
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He knew that this was going to be a huge story. So I have to believe that he just throws things out there because he knows that he needs something to steal all the headlines away.
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