The White House backs down – banned media outlets get their accreditations back

"The accreditations must be immediately revoked and restored," reads the decision that reporters from CNN, Politico and MS Now will be given access to the White House again. The White House's reference to national security was dismissed at the same time. The message is temporary.

The newsrooms were shut down on Saturday following a hasty decision by President Donald Trump.

At the same time, a court in Iowa announced that it is dismissing Trump's lawsuit against a newspaper there, which in 2024 published an opinion poll that showed a tailwind for Democrats.

The newsrooms kicked out of the White House immediately sued the administration for unconstitutional violations.

It also quickly led to a collegiate boycott, where a number of media outlets refused to cover Trump. Even conservative Fox News, long friendly to the administration, participated.

The solidarity had an immediate effect on the media coverage of the president, and means a change. In the past, critical statements against Trump's attacks on the press have rarely been followed by action.

For example, when individual reporters or newsrooms were suspended, among them a reporter from CNN and the AP news agency, who refused to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America", after Trump's name change. Several major media companies have also entered into expensive settlements with the White House rather than let a case go to court.

This time, over 50 newsrooms have signed a lawsuit in support of the media companies that sued Trump.

But nothing indicates that the president's vendetta against journalism is over, says journalist Charlie Sykes in an interview with DN. He is a well-known journalist, once a conservative radio host, later a commentator in the left-liberal MS Now and co-founder of the news site Bulwark.

- Trump has low trust figures, and dissatisfaction is growing in the Republican Party as well. But he has two years left as president and has great power. The more crowded he becomes, the more dangerous he can become, says Sykes.