Trump's Press Pass Predicament: A Threat to Democratic Values President Donald Trump has announced his intention to ban MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from White House press briefings.
This move is not just a petty vendetta against outlets he perceives as unfavorable; it's a calculated attempt to restrict access to information and silence critics.
Trump's justification for this move – that these outlets have written "fiction and lies" about him – is a tired refrain we've heard before from the president.