US networks limit Trump coverage after White House bars three outlets
France 24 reports that live television coverage of Donald Trump’s helipad opening and United Nations trip was disrupted after CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied White House access.
US television networks effectively boycotted live coverage of President Donald Trump after the White House barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from access, according to France 24.
The reported response meant Trump’s opening of a new White House helipad and his trip to the United Nations General Assembly proceeded without live television coverage.
The precise networks involved, and the duration and scope of the disruption, were not specified. The report describes the action as an effective boycott, rather than establishing that all television coverage of the president had ceased.
The dispute follows reported restrictions on the three outlets, which the White House accused of publishing “fiction or lies”. CNN, MS NOW and Politico reportedly planned or filed legal action, alleging that the restrictions threatened press freedom.
The confrontation has also involved other media organisations, which reportedly declined to share some footage or still images from Trump events. The status of any legal challenge and the broader effect on White House media access remain unclear.
