Trump snaps at CNN at UN as White House media ban continues
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Trump snaps at CNN at UN as White House media ban continues

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Key Points:

  • President Donald Trump confronted CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations, telling her she "should not be here covering me," amid his administration's ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House.
  • The ban, effective since Saturday, was imposed by Trump citing alleged false stories about him and his administration, leading the three outlets to file a lawsuit claiming violations of the First Amendment and Due Process Clause.
  • A consortium of major TV networks, including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and CNN, suspended pool coverage of the White House ahead of Trump's New York trip due to the exclusion of CNN from the scheduled pool coverage.
  • The Trump-appointed judge handling the lawsuit has ordered the Department of Justice to respond to the request for an injunction against the media ban, with a teleconference hearing scheduled for Wednesday.
  • White House talking points obtained by MS NOW defend the ban by asserting presidential transparency and emphasizing that the First Amendment does not guarantee specific press credentials or access, criticizing certain outlets for allegedly reporting falsehoods inside the White House.

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