US President Donald Trump Says He Will Ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico From the White House

US President Donald Trump said he will ban cable news outlet CNN, MS NOW, and online outlet Politico from the White House. According to Sina Finance, Trump said on Friday in a social media post that the media outlets had given negative coverage of his administration, and that the ban would take effect immediately. He also threatened to bar other media outlets from the White House, saying that other fake news outlets would be banned in due course. Trump wrote that the media should not keep publishing or reporting fabricated content and lies about the U.S. president, the Trump administration, or the United States. It was not immediately clear whether Trump would carry out the ban or how it would be enforced. If implemented, the move would likely face legal challenges. A federal court previously overturned the Trump administration's blanket ban on reporters entering the White House complex. The news organizations have not yet responded to requests for comment. Last year, the White House excluded The Associated Press from presidential events, though its reporters were still allowed to work in the White House complex, and The Associated Press later sued Trump administration officials. A district court judge initially sided with The Associated Press, saying the White House could not punish media outlets for the content of their reporting. An appeals court later largely paused enforcement of the lower court's order, and the case is still awaiting a ruling from the appeals court. The U.S. Treasury had previously barred reporters from several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and The New York Times, from covering a recent Group of 20 finance ministers' meeting. The Pentagon also barred several major media outlets from maintaining office space there last year after they refused to sign new restrictions on their reporting activities.