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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

White House shredded for promoting its own news app after Trump’s media ban: ‘State run media’

The White House drew widespread criticism for promoting its official app days after President Donald Trump barred three news outlets from the White House.

“Get real-time updates and live events streamed DIRECTLY to your phone,” the White House wrote on X on Monday. It pitched the official app as a way to receive “the news that matters most — straight from the Trump Administration.”

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