TRUMP SAYS HE IS BANNING CNN, MS NOW, AND POLITICO FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Trump says the move comes as a result of their reporting, and that "other Fake News Media Outlets" will follow. He says media outlets should not be able to report fiction when covering the president, the administration, or the country.
CNN is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery $WBD. MS NOW is owned by Versant $VSNT, the cable group Comcast $CMCSA spun off in January. Politico is owned by Axel Springer.
MSNBC rebranded to MS NOW in November 2025 as part of the Versant spinoff, after NBCUniversal retained the NBC brand.