Donald Trump denies White House press credential move is "instituting an assault on the Free Press"

CNN, Politico, and MS NOW plan to sue after the Trump administration removed their journalists’ White House access. President Donald Trump announced the restriction on Friday, saying the outlets had published false or fabricated material about his team; the companies said their reporters were turned away on Saturday. The outlets said they received no warning or hearing before their credentials were removed, and that the move came in response to their reporting; they are seeking to defend First Amendment protections and the idea that news coverage should not be directed by those in power. Trump replied on Truth Social that the White House was not punishing the news media broadly and that his complaint concerned coverage he considers inaccurate. The dispute concerns press credentials and government access.