US networks halt Trump coverage after three media outlets banned

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 01:39 Issued on: 22/09/2026 - 11:31 US television networks on Monday effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump in protest at his decision to ban three leading outlets - CNN, MS NOW and Politico - from the White House. As a result, Trump's opening of his cherished new White House helipad and his trip to the United Nations General Assembly proceeded without live television coverage.