CNN, MS NOW & Politico Back At White House
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UPDATE: Correspondents for CNN and MS NOW said that they have regained White House access, despite being denied entry even though a judge ordered the Trump administration to do so. CNN’s Betsy Klein and MS NOW’s Laura Barrón-López were back reporting from the White House grounds around noon ET on Thursday.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico have filed an emergency request for a hearing this morning after some staff were denied access to the White House. Follow for live updates.
The outlets allege that their credentials were revoked over unfavorable coverage, while the ban has already disrupted shared television access to the president.
CNN reporter Kristen Holmes has furiously called out President Donald Trump for “lying” about media coverage of his fawning White House event for a Chinese dictator. Trump, 80, was humiliated when his media ban for CNN,
MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds Saturday morning. Escalating a long-running confrontation with the media, President Donald Trump said Friday that he was barring the news channel,