Trump Banned the Media. This Time, the Media Struck Back.
In a dramatic escalation of tensions between the Trump administration and the press, President Donald J. Trump banned CNN, Politico, and MSNOW from White House grounds, prompting an unprecedented collective response: the five major television networks refused to cover presidential events
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