Trump Announces Ban of CNN, Politico and MS Now From White House

Taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office later, Trump said there were no particular stories that prompted the decision. “It’s really just cumulative stories over the last few years, you get sick of it,” he said. “They purposely write negative news, and they do that because they want to try and diminish the Republicans and a Republican administration.”

It was not immediately clear whether the White House would enforce the prohibition. Despite Trump’s announcement that the ban was effective immediately, reporters from CNN remained at the White House and were continuing to cover the Administration on Friday. When asked by a reporter what exactly the ban would entail, Trump said, “I don’t want them in my office. I don’t want them here. I would say the ban would go as far as you can.” 

Last year, Trump barred reporters from The Associated Press from the Oval Office, Air Force One, and other events with limited space after the news organization declined to update their widely used stylebook to adopt his preferred name, “Gulf of America,” for the body of water long known as the Gulf of Mexico. The Associated Press sued, and the case remains ongoing.