Rubio defends Trump’s White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico

The White House launched ‘Trump TV’ as major networks suspended the television pool covering the US president.Published On 22 Sep 202622 Sep 2026United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended US President Donald Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, arguing that the administration has restricted their access to the presidential complex rather than their ability to operate as news organisations.“We’re not closing CNN,” Rubio said in an interview on Tuesday with NBC. “There aren’t a bunch of police officers or soldiers kicking down the doors of MSNBC or MS NOW, whatever it’s called, and arresting people and unplugging it from the grid. They’re just not allowed to work from the workspace at the White House.”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3A ‘ban on the free press’: White House bars journalists from three outletslist 2 of 3Can Trump ban CNN, news outlets he doesn’t like from the White House?list 3 of 3CNN, Politico, MS NOW sue Trump administration over White House banend of listRubio is the latest senior administration official to defend the decision, after US Vice President JD Vance also backed the move.“We’re not going to giv...