US television networks halt live Trump coverage after outlet bans
US television networks withheld live coverage of President Donald Trump on Monday after his decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. The move meant that Trump’s opening of a new White House helipad and his trip to the United Nations General Assembly proceeded without live television coverage, according to France 24.
US television networks on Monday effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump after his decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, France 24 reported.
The networks did not provide live television coverage of Trump’s opening of a new White House helipad or his trip to the United Nations General Assembly.
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