The president says he’s cracking down on fake news outlets at the White House.
CNN decried the president banning the cable news network from the White House, and the Trump team responded with a crushing reply.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he was banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, prompting a defiant response from CNN.
‘The public deserves to hear about its government from independent voices, not just its leader’s loyalists and allies.’
“CNN stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting,” read the statement from CNN.
“We have a right under the U.S. Constitution to do that reporting without hindrance or interference from the government,” the network added. “Should the ban which President Trump threatened go ahead, it would be an illegal assault on that fundamental and constitutionally protected right.”