Donald Trump: "The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which…"
“The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish. It is instituting an assault on the FAKE NEWS. It is a threat to our National Security, and must be stopped, NOW!”
Reported September 22, 2026 by thedailystar.net. Checked word for word against that report.
A lawsuit filed Monday by CNN, MS NOW and Politico accuses President Donald Trump and other administration officials of improperly excluding the outlets from White House grounds. The outlets are seeking quick court relief in Washington, D.C.; a Wednesday hearing is set. They cite First Amendment violations and harm to independent reporting. Trump announced the ban Friday on social media. In a Monday post, he defended it as targeting coverage he considers false rather than journalism, calling it a danger to the country without evidence. The White House maintained the outlets could still work nearby. After CNN couldn’t supply shared video for Trump’s United Nations trip to New York, other major TV networks stopped providing joint presidential coverage. The White House also launched a “Trump TV” online stream Monday, which a press-freedom advocate criticized as official messaging.
- thedailystar.net ↗︎22 SEP 2026