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ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox Suspend Coverage After Trump CNN Ban

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump confronted CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations on September 22, 2026.
He announced on September 18 that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House press pools.
Trump said, “You shouldn’t be here covering me,” then left without answering her Iran war poll question.
ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News said they would suspend coverage of Trump events after the ban.

History

Historical Context

In 1971 the Supreme Court rejected Nixon’s attempt to halt the New York Times and Washington Post from publishing the 7,000-page Pentagon Papers, affirming that prior restraint violates the First Amendment. Donald Trump’s September 2026 order banning CNN, MSNBC and Politico echoes those earlier executive pressures, reviving fears that the precedent protecting a free press could be eroded.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump confronted CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations on September 22, 2026.
He announced on September 18 that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House press pools.
Trump said, “You shouldn’t be here covering me,” then left without answering her Iran war poll question.
ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News said they would suspend coverage of Trump events after the ban.

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