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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

MS Now, CNN and Politico say reporters have been denied access to White House

The White House
Trump claimed his ban was due to the news organizations constantly reporting ‘fake news’.
Photograph: Andrew Leyden/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Journalists from three US outlets were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday morning a day after Donald Trump said he would ban them from the executive branch complex in a move that has prompted outrage and shock from free-speech advocates.

The outlets were television broadcasters MS Now and CNN as well as the political news website Politico.

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