The President of the United States has banned CNN, MS Now and others from the White House. The announcement is an extraordinary escalation of Trump’s long-standing animosity towards the media and outlets that report factual stories he does not like. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The President of the United States has banned CNN, MS Now and others from the White House. Floundering in the polls and in the war with Iran, the notoriously thinned skinned and authoritarian former Apprentice host just posted on his Truth Social: “I am proud...S1

• The announcement is an extraordinary escalation of Trump’s long-standing animosity towards the media and outlets that report factual stories he does not like.S2