Trump bars journalists’ access to the White House and threatens to expand the ban; vehicles denounce attack on press freedom

The White House denied entry and confiscated the press credentials of journalists from the CNNyes MS Now (old MSNBC) e do site Politico this Saturday morning (19). The action complied with the decision announced on Friday night (18) by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who banned the three companies from the presidential complex and threatened to extend the ban to other media outlets.

The measure provoked a reaction from media organizations and press associations, which denounced the act as an illegal attack on the freedom of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The affected companies have signaled that they intend to challenge the veto in court to regain access to the government headquarters.

Enacted in 1791 as part of the country’s Bill of Rights, the First Amendment to the American Constitution expressly establishes that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or restricting the freedom of speech or of the press.”

In an official statement released this Saturday, the management of CNN classified the ban as “an illegal attack” on the exercise of journalistic activity. “We have a right, under the Constitution of the United States, to do our journalistic work without hindrance or interference from the government, and the ban is an illegal attack on this fundamental right,” the news network said.

The broadcaster MS NOW also spoke out on social media by highlighting the public nature of the official residence. “The White House belongs to the American people and the decisions made there are financed with our taxes,” said the outlet, which said it will continue covering government management.

The management of the Politico informed that he supports his reporters and said that he will defend the constitutional rights of his team.

The decision was announced by Trump on his social network Truth Social on Friday (18). In a publication on the platform, the US president once again accused the traditional press of producing defamatory content.

“I am proud to announce that, with immediate effect, I am banning fake news CNNa MS Now e Politico of the White House as a result of its constant coverage of fake news,” Trump wrote. He also said that outlets should not “constantly write or report fiction and lies when they are covering the President of the United States.”

This Saturday morning, reporters who went to the White House complex were prevented from working by Secret Service agents. The correspondent of MS NowAkayla Gardner, reported having her credential detained when trying to enter the building. “There was a red light flashing and then the agent asked me to hand over the badge”, reported the journalist.

Professionals of CNN and the Politico They were also denied entry and their credentials seized.