White House Press Access Fightsince Sep 19

Trump Taunts CNN At U.N.

Trump mocked CNN's presence at the U.N. after a recent clash over White House access.

•Balanced

Trump Trolls CNN When Asked About Ban: “They Said they Weren’t Going to be Here, but They Came!” (VIDEO) * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson

Trump Confronts CNN's Kaitlan Collins at UN: 'You Should Not Be Here Covering Me'

CNN Delivers Stinging Blow to Trump

Articles

Sources

Coverage mix

What happened

The facts the coverage agrees on, drawn from reporting across the political spectrum. Where the sides dispute something, it's attributed.

President Donald Trump scolded CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations General Assembly, telling her, “You should not be here covering me.” The exchange came after Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House access over what he called “fake news” reporting. The outlets are challenging the ban in federal court, saying their credentials were revoked without notice or a chance to contest it. Trump said the outlets published “fiction and lies” that were dangerous, including on the Iran war. CNN said it was credentialed by the United Nations, not the White House. The banned outlets’ lawsuit is set for a federal hearing Wednesday.

Both sides

How left-leaning and right-leaning outlets told this story, in their own coverage. Outlet names link to the article we drew from.

From the left

Left-leaning outlets framed the moment as a press-freedom fight, stressing that U.N. access limited the reach of the White House ban. The New York Times lingered on U.N. TV as the practical workaround that let networks carry Trump’s appearance. The Guardian cast Trump’s exchange with Collins as a scolding over CNN’s presence.

From the right

Right-leaning outlets framed the exchange as Trump needling a hostile network that still wanted access after a media pushback. Breitbart News portrayed Trump as roasting Collins and cited his claim that the targeted outlets spread “FAKE NEWS”. The Post Millennial emphasized the solidarity move by the television pool while networks still used the U.N. feed.

Coverage•9 articles — 4 left, 1 center, 4 right