Trump bans three news outlets

Reposted by Seth Masket, Anthony Burke, Philip Nel

Scholar power: 30.2%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Seth Masket	27%	24	13.2%
🎓 Anthony Burke	26%	22	12.2%
🎓 Philip Nel	11%	19	4.8%
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Eric Michael Garcia

@ericmgarcia.bsky.social

President Donald Trump, in a clear violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, says he is banning MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.

A post from Trump saying "I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

September 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM

Reposted by Steve Peers, Simon Lester, David Darmofal , and 2 more Steve Peers, Simon Lester, David Darmofal, David R. Miller, Greg Linden

28%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	28%	27	14.5%
🎓 Simon Lester	16%	16	6.4%
🎓 David Darmofal	12%	11	4.0%
🎓 David R. Miller	6%	21	2.7%
🎓 Greg Linden	2%	23	1.0%
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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump: "I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW, and Politico ... from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!"

I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

September 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal, Daxton R. Stewart, David R. Miller , and 1 more David Darmofal, Daxton R. Stewart, David R. Miller, Scott A. Imberman

10%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	12%	11	4.0%
🎓 Daxton R. Stewart	12%	9	3.6%
🎓 David R. Miller	6%	21	2.7%
🎓 Scott A. Imberman	1%	23	0.5%
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Axios

@axios.com

BREAKING: Trump announces ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House

Trump says CNN, MS NOW and Politico are banned — and more could follow

His post leaves the ban's exact scope unclear.

www.axios.com

September 18, 2026 at 7:25 PM

by Seth Masket Reposted by David R. Miller

42%

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Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Seth Masket	27%	24	39.7%
🎓 David R. Miller	6%	21	2.7%
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Seth Masket

@smotus.bsky.social

Now witness the integrity and solidarity of the fully operational White House Press Corps

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3h

President Donald Trump, in a clear violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, says he is banning MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.

September 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM

by Axel Bruns

77%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Axel Bruns	34%	57	77.0%

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Axel Bruns

@snurb.info

Oh look, the orange snowflake is having a meltdown. Again.

Breaking: Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House

Cable networks CNN and MS NOW and political newsletter Politico have been banned from the White House, effective immediately, with more to follow, US President Donald Trump says.

www.abc.net.au

September 18, 2026 at 7:52 PM

by Steve Peers

43%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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Steve Peers

@stevepeers.bsky.social

Free speech news

Beez Loop News @beezloop.com · 3h

Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO from the White House!

September 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Reposted by Steve Peers, Bessma Momani, Philip Nel

26%

Scholar power: 26.2%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	28%	27	14.5%
🎓 Bessma Momani	14%	24	6.9%
🎓 Philip Nel	11%	19	4.8%
Total			26.2%

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Q: You posted that you intend to ban CNN, Politico, and MS Now from the White House. Every president takes an oath to uphold the Constitution, which includes the First Amendment. How do you justify this?

TRUMP: Because they're fake news. There may be others to join them.

September 18, 2026 at 8:09 PM

Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner, Bessma Momani

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🎓 Daniel W. Drezner	17%	45	11.4%
🎓 Bessma Momani	14%	24	6.9%
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Yashar Ali 🐘

@yasharali.bsky.social

BREAKING

President Trump claims he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House.

September 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM

by Steve Peers

43%

Scholar power: 43.6%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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Steve Peers

@stevepeers.bsky.social

The little-known 'the president doesn't like their coverage' exception to the First Amendment

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Q: You posted that you intend to ban CNN, Politico, and MS Now from the White House. Every president takes an oath to uphold the Constitution, which includes the First Amendment. How do you justify this?

TRUMP: Because they're fake news. There may be others to join them.

September 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM

by Barry C. Burden

44%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Barry C. Burden	26%	33	44.8%

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78.0%

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0.711

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Barry Burden

@bcburden.bsky.social

A violation of free speech, the First Amendment, and good government

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3h

BREAKING: President Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage.

Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House

President Donald Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.

bit.ly

September 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM

by Samantha Brennan

20%

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Samantha Brennan

@samanthabrennan.bsky.social

Trump says he is banning CNN and Politico from White House

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump says he is banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House

The US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media throughout his political career.

www.bbc.com

September 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM

by Shibley Telhami

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

Growing more unhinged by the hour www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...

Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House

In an insult-laden post on Truth Social, President Trump said he was instituting the ban because of reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.”

www.nytimes.com

September 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM

by Daniel W. Drezner

34%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Daniel W. Drezner	17%	45	34.2%

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0.541

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Daniel Drezner

@dandrezner.bsky.social

Well this ought to solve all of Trump's problems in no time.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING

President Trump claims he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House.

September 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM

Reposted by Andrew Rudalevige

10%

Scholar power: 10.5%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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0.536

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Ryan Fonseca

@ryan-fonseca.bsky.social

Exclusive reporting today from each of the news outlets that the president says are now banned from the White House.
(Links below)

September 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM

by Anthony Burke

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76.0%

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0.533

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Anthony Burke

@anthonyburke.bsky.social

We should ban newscorp ”journalists” I.e. illiterate hit squads, from parliaments everywhere!

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3h

President Donald Trump, in a clear violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, says he is banning MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.

September 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Reposted by Michael A. Clemens, Fabián Muniesa

10%

Scholar power: 10.1%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Michael A. Clemens	10%	43	6.6%
🎓 Fabián Muniesa	6%	34	3.5%
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NBC News

@nbcnews.com

BREAKING: President Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.

Trump says he’s banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

The president posted to his Truth Social account that he had banned the news organizations “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” and threatened to ban other outlets.

nbcnews.to

September 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM

by Michael A. Clemens

19%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Michael A. Clemens	10%	43	19.7%

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72.0%

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38

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0.408

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Michael Clemens

@mclem.org

This is illegal. The president is not the CEO of the country nor the owner of the White House, a great institution owned by the American public.

Punishing media for dissent excretes on American values and our Constitution. It sullies all of us, every Conservative and every Liberal.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 3h

BREAKING: President Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.

Trump says he’s banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

The president posted to his Truth Social account that he had banned the news organizations “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” and threatened to ban other outlets.

nbcnews.to

September 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Reposted by Simon Lester

6%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Simon Lester	16%	16	6.4%

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60.0%

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0.316

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump says he's "banning the free press"

September 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM

Reposted by Nandita Sharma

6%

Scholar power: 6.1%

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Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Nandita Sharma	14%	19	6.1%

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75.0%

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0.309

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Bill Grueskin

@bgrueskin.bsky.social

Trump says he's banning CNN, MSNow & Politico from the White House.

If he goes through w/ this, the WH press corps needs to boycott.

Fox too

No more of the correspondents association's white-tablecloth, gladhanding bullshit.

Pentagon reporters showed they don't need in-house access. You can too.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

September 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM

by David Rothschild

23%

Scholar power: 23.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Communication & Media Studies 38%, Political science 33%, Law 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Rothschild	15%	28	23.8%

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56.0%

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0.234

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David Rothschild

@davmicrot.bsky.social

White House Correspondence Association just honored Trump for his vicious attacks on free speech, and free press in particular, yet he shockingly decided to attack them even more. No one could have seen this coming.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

I know this won’t happen, but the entire WH press corps should walk out. Trump craves attention and is obsessed with his coverage. Not covering his Oval Office Lie Sessions would hurt him more than just about anything.

September 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM

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