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Trump launches White House TV

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President Donald Trump launched "Trump TV," a White House streaming channel, after he barred CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House, sparking a network boycott and legal challenges.

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“Five networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC — have long shared the responsibility of providing television coverage of presidential events”
Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bars CNN
The move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
September 22, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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The solidarity of the media in response to Trump reveals a fundamental truth: The most successful way to respond to a megalomaniac like him is to unite against him.

It's also apparently, at least in this instance, one of the better ways to silence his bloviating.
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
September 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Kaitlan Collins pointed out to Trump that CNN is credentialed by the UN, so they will cover him today even if they're banned from the White House
September 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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"White House television pool members, including FOX News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News, all pushed back on the administration’s media ban in a statement Monday morning."

wild to see Fox on this list

www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Major TV networks decline White House pool duties
The move comes after the Trump administration restricted access to the White House for CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO.
www.politico.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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Could this be a turning point in the anti-MSM politics trend? Or is it just be an eddy in the ebbing of mainstream media political power? Seems to me that Trump's usual attempts to bypass and subvert the usual channels might not work this time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
CNN, MS NOW and Politico file lawsuit against Trump's White House ban
Major US networks later suspended White House TV coverage of Trump as he headed to New York for a UN summit.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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In the USA, networks ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC suspended pool coverage of Trump in solidarity with CNN after Trump banned CNN from the WH.

Disappointing that here in Australia, when Sen. Pauline Hanson banned some news outlets from her pressers, the others showed NO solidarity. #auspol #FreePress
September 22, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Reposted by Steve Peers

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White House launches "Trump TV" after the president barred reporters and photographers from the three news outlets. www.whitehouse.gov/live/
Live News
www.whitehouse.gov
September 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram

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The White House is set to launch its own news channel dubbed “Trump TV,” days after President Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
White House to Announce ‘Trump TV’ Days After Press Ban
The new venture comes just days after President Trump barred three major media organizations from the White House.
www.washingtonsun.com
September 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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A really excellent, brief discussion of another important issue associated with Trump's behavior -- between two Harvard Law professors, Jack Goldsmith and John Coates.
www.execfunctions.org/p/is-trump-m...
Is Trump Media’s Early-Access Feed Lawful?
Why a 50-millisecond jump on the president’s posts may implicate insider trading laws
www.execfunctions.org
September 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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This skit is not even funny, it's just stupid.

SNL needs new writers.
Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"
September 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Maybe Trump banned the media so they wouldn't televise him at campaign events
Tkt Smart Meme: Think Smart
ALT: Tkt Smart Meme: Think Smart
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September 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Pathetic US president. SHAME.
First, Trump banned independent news from the White House.

Now, he's launching what is quite literally state-run TV to try drowning out the fact that he and his corrupt administration are failing the American people.

This is truly autocratic behavior from a failed President.
September 22, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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You can still tell he's lying though...
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
September 21, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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You would think that he should have seen that coming.

Hilarious.
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
September 21, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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Trump TV. Combination of a Trump themed QVC and an AI generated version of Ripley’s Believe it or Not.
Big update: Trump is furious. The media is standing up to him united. His press conferences have no sound. CNN/Politico/MS Now are suing him and get a good judge.

So what does he do? He launches "Trump TV" -- Your taxpayer funded TV network. More on his meeting with Mamdani and the other news:
Important Update: Media Stands Together Against Trump as President Lashes Out, White House Launches “Trump TV,” and More
Good morning, everyone.
aaronparnas.substack.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:04 AM

Reposted by John Collins

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Playing on Trump TV right now - an old speech of Melania Trump talking about AI. Roughly 1700 people are watching.
September 22, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation

A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air [yeah, the leftist idiot Mamdani]
Trump Faces the Sting of a Media Boycott After Press Pool Withdrawal (Gift Article)
A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 12:46 PM

Reposted by David R. Miller

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The theme of Trump’s second term is his using the power of the presidency as though it’s his own. That manifests in tantrums booting media outlets from the White House. More harmfully, it also manifests in blocking federal funding to states that didn’t vote for him.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
September 22, 2026 at 5:13 PM