Major TV Networks Suspend White House Pool Coverage of Trump in Protest of His CNN Ban

In an unprecedented move, four of the five TV networks that provide White House pool coverage of President Donald Trump — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News — have joined in solidarity with CNN, announcing they are suspending coverage of the president because of his ban of CNN. “The public has a vital interest in […] Four of the five TV networks that provide White House pool coverage of President Donald Trump — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News — said they are suspending that coverage because of his ban on CNN. In an unprecedented move, four of the five TV networks that provide White House pool coverage of President Donald Trump — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News — have joined in solidarity with CNN, announcing they are suspending coverage of the president because of his ban of CNN.

“The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government,” the five networks said in a joint statement Monday. “No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.” The blackout of White House pool coverage by the networks comes after the Trump administration suspended CNN as the designated TV pool provider on Monday, Sept. 21 — leaving no TV