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A day after the White House barred CNN from traveling aboard Air Force
One to provide pool television coverage of the presidentrCOs trip to Tennessee, Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of that
broadcaster and another, MS Now, he has attempted to ban over coverage
of him he calls overly negative.

As he left the White House early on Saturday, Trump was asked by MS Now support you to be a part of the press pool?rCY

rCLNo, no, no. I want real news, not fake news rCo like you,rCY Trump replied, in a moment that was not broadcast live, due to the removal of CNN as
the designated pool television crew, but was posted on social media by
the White House.

As Trump continued on, repeating past insults about CNN and MS Now,
which he called rCLMS DNCrCY, in reference to the Democratic National questions?rCY

rCLBe quiet,rCY Trump said, before continuing to air his familiar grievance that their reporting on him is not flattering enough.

Since his first presidency, Trump has labeled nonpartisan news outlets
that do not openly support him rCLthe enemy of the peoplerCY, maligning unfavorable reports as rCLfake newsrCY. In his second term, he has increasingly told female reporters who ask him challenging questions to
be quiet.

Tensions with the press corps soared to new heights last weekend, when administration officials revoked the White House credentials of MS Now, Politico and CNN after Trump announced what he himself called a rCLban on
the free pressrCY.

A federal judge temporarily restored access for the blacklisted outlets
on Thursday, but that evening MS Now and CNN reporters and producers
were prevented by TrumprCOs aides from covering his state dinner in honor
of Chinese president Xi Jinping.

On Friday, the White House removed CNN from a rotation of television
networks charged with covering presidential travel. The White House CorrespondentsrCO Association previously coordinated pool assignments, but
the administration seized control of choosing which network provides
pool television coverage each day during TrumprCOs second presidency.

CNN had been scheduled to accompany Trump on Saturday, as he visited Knoxville, Tennessee, for a college football game.

Real AmericarCOs Voice, a pro-Trump network that lacks the technical capability to provide live video for other broadcasters, instead
accompanied the president during the brief trip. The partisan, rightwing network shared a limited number of clips of the trip on social media, including video of TrumprCOs image being displayed on the stadiumrCOs big

Trump returned to Washington DC on Saturday afternoon without taking
questions from the print reporters who were permitted to accompany him.

rCLHe is picking a fight with the people who are telling unpleasant truths about his administration,rCY Brian Stelter, CNNrCOs chief media analyst,
said on air about the networkrCOs exclusion from Air Force One. rCLToday,
yes, it happens to be CNN, but tomorrow it could be any other news
outlet.rCY

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/26/trump-female-ms-now-
reporter
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