WASHINGTON — MS NOW said its journalists were turned away from the White House grounds Saturday morning, one day after President Donald Trump announced plans to bar the network and other news organizations from the complex.
The move intensified Trump’s ongoing campaign to limit coverage from journalists whose reporting he opposes and raised fresh questions about First Amendment protections in the United States. Trump said Friday that MS NOW, CNN and Politico would be excluded from the White House, citing what he described as unfavorable coverage and “fake news.”
MS NOW said it continues to support its journalists and plans to defend their ability to report from the White House.
“The White House belongs to the American people and the decisions made inside are funded by our tax dollars,” the network said in a statement Saturday. “MS NOW intends to take any and all steps necessary to defend our First Amendment rights and the essential role of independent journalism in our democracy.”
It remained unclear Saturday morning whether CNN reporters had also been denied entry to the White House grounds. The network’s correspondents are generally present on weekends when the president is in Washington or at nearby Camp David. Trump is spending this weekend at the presidential retreat in Maryland.
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Politico reporters generally do not work from the White House on Saturdays.
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