TRUMP DROPS WHITE HOUSE BAN, MCCABE CATCHES PRESS HOLDING GROUND | WAR ROOM PM W STEVE BANNON
President Trump announced an immediate White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, citing what he called constant "fake news." In the Oval Office he refused to walk it back: "A ban is a ban."
War Room's Neil McCabe reports from the North Lawn. The named outlets have not packed up. Cameras are still rolling from the tents. Enforcement is unclear. Legal fights are already the next act.
Access, credentials, pool slots, and whether a presidential order has the force the press corps must obey. McCabe frames the moment as Trump hitting his number after months of coverage fights.
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