Trump threatens CNN, MSNow and Politico

NPR | By David Folkenflik,

Juana Summers

Published September 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM CDT

President Trump threatens to ban three major news organizations from the White House. It's his latest salvo in an ongoing war on the media.

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