Media outlets sue Trump administration after White House access ban
CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday, days after the outlets were barred from White House grounds. The organizations said the selective ban was based on the content of their coverage and called it a “blatant violation” of the First Amendment, according to France 24.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday, days after the outlets were barred from White House grounds.
The organizations said the ban was selective and based on the content of their coverage, describing it as a “blatant violation” of the First Amendment.
France 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani described the ban as an escalation of Trump’s efforts to restrict news coverage he finds objectionable.
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