The Steady Drip: Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW, Politico From White House (Connecting the Dots: CNN, MS NOW, Politico, Media Outlets & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW, Politico From White House (Connecting the Dots: CNN, MS NOW, Politico, Media Outlets & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

The ban is effective immediately, the president said.

The Epoch Times

Zachary Stieber

Senior Reporter

9/18/2026|Updated: 9/19/2026

CNN's broadcast booth in the press area of the White House on Sept. 18, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-bans-some-news-outlets-from-white-house-6090809

President Donald Trump on Sept. 18 said he has banned three news outlets from the White House.

Trump said on Truth Social that he was, effective immediately, banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!”

The president added: “Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.”

Trump told reporters at the White House that one example was a story published Friday that went over deals his administration reached with drugmakers but did not mention that the deals had resulted in lower drug prices.

“It’s really just cumulative stories over the last few years,” he said. “You get sick of it, and you call them and ... they purposely write negative news.”

CNN and Politico defended their coverage.

“CNN stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting,” CNN said in a statement. “We have a right under the U.S. Constitution to do that reporting without hindrance or interference from the government. Should the ban which President Trump threatened go ahead, it would be an illegal assault on that fundamental and constitutionally-protected right.”

“POLITICO will continue to fairly report on this White House and future ones. We will vigorously defend our First Amendment rights against any attempt to restrict them,” a Politico spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email.

MS NOW did not respond to a request for comment.

White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) President Jacqui Heinrich said Trump described the move in the Oval Office as a “ban on the free press.”

“The Constitution protects the freedom of the press from government interference. That protection does not depend on whether the president likes a news organization’s coverage, agrees with its reporting, or approves of the questions its journalists ask.” Heinrich said in a post on X.

She said the issue was also about the public’s right to “a full and independent account of the activities, policies and decisions of whoever occupies the nation’s highest office,” and that the WHCA stands with their banned colleagues.

The National Press Club criticized the president’s announcement.

Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. said banning outlets over coverage the administration dislikes “is a clear attempt to control which voices are allowed to witness and report on the exercise of presidential power” and would, if carried out, mark “an unprecedented assault on press freedom.”

The club called on Trump to reverse the declaration immediately, arguing that the First Amendment does not allow the government to pick which journalists may cover the presidency and that the move would pressure other outlets to “soften their coverage.”

Trump previously banned The Associated Press from the Oval Office and other spaces after the outlet declined to change its stylebook to reflect the president’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

A federal judge entered an injunction against the ban, determining that it violated the First Amendment because it discriminated based on The Associated Press’s viewpoint.

But an appeals court in mid-2025 partially stayed the injunction. The court allowed Trump to ban the outlet from the Oval Office, Air Force One, and some other spaces, concluding that “these restricted presidential spaces are not First Amendment fora opened for private speech and discussion” and that the White House “therefore retains discretion to determine, including on the basis of viewpoint, which journalists will be admitted.

Judges also ruled that Trump could not ban reporters from the White House’s East Room. “The identified harms are less clear with respect to the East Room, which does not share the hallmarks of spaces like the Oval Office,” the majority said.

Connecting the Dots:

Ted Turner was the founder of CNN and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

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International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

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Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a political commentator at MSNBC (MS NOW).

Tom Brokaw is an overseer for the International Rescue Committee and was an anchor for the NBC Nightly News.

Mary M. Boies is a director at the International Rescue Committee and was the VP for CBS.

Douglas P. Morris is a director at CBS and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.

Emma Bloomberg was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation, is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation and Michael R. Bloomberg’ daughter.

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Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Elinor Bunin Munroe was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a senior designer for CBS.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, an advocate for the ONE Campaign and the founder of Bloomberg LP.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a political commentator at MSNBC (MS NOW).

Mark Halperin In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC, becoming the senior political analyst a contributor, was the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics and is Morton H. Halperin’s son.

Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

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Ted Turner was a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and the founder of CNN.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Robert Kagan was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a columnist for the Washington Post.

Gregory B. Craig is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), was a lawyer for the Washington Post, a director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State and the White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Murrey Marder was a reporter for the Washington Post and covered the Alger Hiss trial for Washington Post.

Alger Hiss - New Deal (Past Research)

Friday, May 30, 2014

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/05/alger-hiss-new-deal.html

Alger Hiss’s trial was covered by Murrey Marder a reporter for the Washington Post, was a director, Office of Special Political Affairs for the U.S. Department of State, and the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

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Michael B.G. Froman was a fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank), an assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration and is Barack Obama’s law school friend.

John F. Harris is a trustee at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) and the editor in chief for Politico.

Robert L. Allbritton is the publisher for Politico and a board member for the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation.

Robert S. Strauss is a board member for the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and a senior adviser at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Savannah Guthrie was an attorney for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, the White House correspondent for the NBC News and is married to Michael Feldman.

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George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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Brian Williams is the anchor (suspended) for the NBC Nightly News, and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.

Emma Bloomberg was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation.

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Quentin Schaffer is a governor at the Roosevelt Institute and the EVP for HBO.

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George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

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Robert Redford is the founder & president for the Sundance Institute and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Patricia E. Mitchell is an honorary board member for Green Cross International, a board member for Global Green USA, the vice chair for the Sundance Institute and was the president of CNN Productions.

Global Green USA is a US affiliate for Green Cross International.

Mikhail Gorbachev was the founder for the Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.

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David M. Rubenstein was a director at the American Council on Germany and a benefactor for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

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Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Ted Turner was the founder of CNN and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Global Green USA is a US affiliate for Green Cross International.

Mikhail Gorbachev was the founder for the Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and a friend of Stephen F. Cohen.

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Tom Hayden was an editorial board member for The Nation and married to Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane.

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Ted Turner.

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Warren E. Buffett is an adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), Susan A. Buffett & Howard G. Buffett’s & father and was a director for the Washington Post Co.

Washington Post Co. was the owner of the Washington Post.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Robert Kagan was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a columnist for the Washington Post.

Murrey Marder was a reporter for the Washington Post and covered the Alger Hiss trial for Washington Post.

Alger Hiss - New Deal (Past Research)

Friday, May 30, 2014

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/05/alger-hiss-new-deal.html

German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

John F. Harris is a trustee at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) and the editor in chief for Politico.

Resources: Past Research

Trump Blasts Politico: ‘Some of the Most Dishonest People I Have Ever Dealt With’ (Past Research on Politico)

Thursday, November 5, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/11/trump-blasts-politico-some-of-most.html

Politico Writer Shares Gif of Himself Burning American Flag (Past Research on Politico & the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation)

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/politico-writer-shares-gif-of-himself.html

Politico Yanks Cartoon Over Claims of Antisemitism (Connecting the Dots: Politico The Washington Free Beacon & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on Politico)

Sunday, March 29, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/politico-yanks-cartoon-over-claims-of.html

CBS tweet about being 'ready to worship' Satanic Sam Smith raises eyebrows: 'Compromised by evil' (Connecting the Dots: CBS, Pfizer, Paley Center for Media & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on CBS)

Monday, February 6, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/02/cbs-tweet-about-being-ready-to-worship.html

Savannah Guthrie Leads to Replace Disgraced Brian Williams (Past Research on NBC)

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/02/savannah-guthrie-leads-to-replace.html

Charleston: CNN’s Sick Pattern of Using the Dead as Political Weapons Against the Right (Past Research on CNN)

Saturday, June 20, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/06/charleston-cnns-sick-pattern-of-using.html

Report: EPA Poised to Repeal Power Plant Carbon Standards (Connecting the Dots: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Michael Bloomberg & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation of New York)

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/09/report-epa-poised-to-repeal-power-plant.html

Trump Names Former Goldman Partner, Soros Money Manager As Finance Chairman (Past Research on the Robin Hood Foundation)

Friday, May 6, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/05/trump-names-former-goldman-partner.html

Only Made Possible Though Networking (Past Research on the Washington Post)

Monday, June 9, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/06/only-made-possible-though-networking.html

The Ghost Armada (Connecting the Dots: United Against Nuclear Iran, Antony Blinken, Iran, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, The View, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the New America Foundation)

Thursday, June 19, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-ghost-armada-connecting-dots-united.html

Comcast Spins Off NBCUniversal Cable Channels in $7B Move (Connecting the Dots: NBCUniversal, MSNBC, The Comcast Corporation & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on NBCUniversal)

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/11/comcast-spins-off-nbcuniversal-cable.html

Istook: Democrat Will Be 'Sacrificial Lamb' for Coburn Seat (Past Research on Kappa Sigma)

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/istook-democrat-will-be-sacrificial.html

“Tear Down This Wall” (Connecting the Dots: Mikhail Gorbachev, Wheelchair Foundation, Roosevelt Institute, Green Cross International, Global Green USA & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Mikhail Gorbachev & the Green Cross International)

Monday, January 6, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/tear-down-this-wall-connecting-dots.html