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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lucy Campbell and Robert Mackey

Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House

Trump gestures while speaking to reporters with microphones aboard Air Force One
Trump speaks to the press onboard Air Force One in August. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/AFP/Getty Images

In his latest attack on the US constitution’s first amendment and the press, Donald Trump abruptly announced that he is banning outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House over their coverage.

In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, the US president said he was expelling the news outlets “effective immediately” over what he called their “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” and threatened that bans for others outlets could follow.

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