Trump's loss in the dispute with the media. The stations defended CNN

Reuters assessed that this was a significant loss for the president in the dispute with the media.

Trump argued on social media that the indicated editorial offices "should not be allowed to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES." Lawyers from the Ministry of Justice argued that the restrictions resulted from national security issues.

After the president's decision, employees of these media were not allowed to enter the White House. The editorial offices filed a lawsuit claiming violation of the constitutional guarantee of press freedom.

Television Solidarity

On Monday, CNN was on duty in the presidential press corps (the so-called pool) during Trump's planned trip to New York for the UN General Assembly session. After the station was excluded, the remaining television stations decided that none of them would take over its duties.

"The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate and independent information about its government. No administration should restrict the activities of a media organization simply because it does not like how it reports events," ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC said in a joint statement.

In the pool system, subsequent stations appoint a technical team and a reporter or producer who records events, organizes reports and asks questions.

Vance: It's not a ban

The president's decision was commented on by Vice President J.D. Vance. (The President) does not prohibit the activities of the media. It simply says, 'We will not give you special access to the White House if you are engaging in what is effectively propaganda,'" he said.

Trump himself said last week that the decision to ban is not a reaction to a single, negative incident, but the "cumulative" effect of what the president considers to be biased publications. The politician also threatened that the list might be expanded by journalists from the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Journalists don't have it easy with Trump

Last year, the White House excluded Associated Press journalists from participating in some events where the number of seats for the press is limited, such as in the Oval Office or on Air Force One. AP appealed against the decision in court, but so far no final decision has been made in the case. In practice, however, the ban was lifted by the White House, and AP journalists regularly participate in events.

President Trump has had several clashes with journalists in the past, whom he accused, sometimes in crude terms, of spreading untruths.

In August, he silenced CNN journalist Kristen Holmes, and later a White House profile wrote on X that children would be ashamed of her. Her editors then came to Holmes' defense. Trump accused another media representative of "bringing disgrace" and called yet another a "stupid person."