White House Launches Trump TV Stream After Barring Three Outlets
60 sourcesUpdated Sep 24, 2026
The White House launched “Trump TV: The Essentials Station,” a 24-hour YouTube stream promoting administration announcements and President Donald Trump’s remarks, after Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House workspace access. The outlets sued, alleging the ban violated First Amendment and due-process rights. A federal judge temporarily ordered the administration to restore their press access under a 14-day restraining order, finding they had shown likely irreparable harm and a strong due-process claim because they received no fair notice before their credentials were revoked. Judge Timothy Kelly also questioned the administration’s national-security justification; Trump had publicly linked the ban to coverage he called false or “fake news.”
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Reader6hSo as long as it's like CSPAN and just shows the coverage, no commentating, I'm fine with it
I am ok with it as long as he doesn't actually censor anyone. Not allowing disreputable news outlets into pool is not censorship. I'm sure he's fed up with them.
The networks standing together against selective bans is the only way to keep reporting independent of White House control.
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