Fox News Walks Away From White House As Trump Media Ban Stuns
On Monday, Fox News withdrew from the presidential news pool.. This decision leaves President Trump without network video crews for his trip to the United Nations General Assembly. The White House will still stream events on its own social media pages.
President Trump announced the bans on Friday via his Truth Social platform. He declared a ban on Fake News CNN, MSNOW … and Politico … from the White House due to their incessant 'reporting' of FAKE NEWS.. He accused these outlets of reporting "FICTION and LIES" about his administration. According to the Daily Wire, Media Outlets must not be permitted to continually publish or broadcast FICTION and LIES while covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or.
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said.
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: https://t.co/CnkUUScgsM pic.twitter.com/9Hcn5b3Tsm
— Scott Nover (@ScottNover) September 21, 2026
The presidential television pool usually includes five major networks. These networks are CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox News. Each network takes turns serving as "pool chair" to provide video coverage for designated events. To reduce costs while ensuring all five outlets remain covered, the networks distribute an identical video feed. This system ensures the public sees the President through established channels.
Fox News D.C. Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton sent an email on Monday morning to stop the coverage.
CNN's Kaitlan Collins reported on the guidance from the White House press office. Monday marked CNN's scheduled day in the rotation for the pool. Nevertheless, the schedule indicated no primary pool camera was available for the President's ribbon cutting at 1:45 p.m. Eastern on the South Lawn. The same applies to his trip to the U.N. General Assembly afterward.
President Donald Trump's daily events will no longer receive independent video coverage from Fox News and other major television networks. This action serves as a direct retaliation for the revocation of access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. On any given day, the president usually has a pool of reporters with him. This collective consists of one or two television networks employing videographers and producers. By removing the primary pool camera, network-led video coverage of the president's events across the media is eliminated.
The White House has not responded to this development yet. The President can still broadcast his events live with his own video crew. He has used his YouTube and social media pages for this purpose throughout the administration. Representing a rare rebuke from Fox News, this move responds directly to Trump's announcement.
Politico getting special White House access is like Obama or Biden giving Breitbart special access.
For years, left-wing outlets were treated as “mainstream” while conservative outlets were blacklisted.
That double standard is over.
"It's about basic fairness." — VP @JDVance pic.twitter.com/sJI6M8YmwR
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 21, 2026
As his Left-wing media ban took an unexpected turn Monday, President Trump is losing the lights and cameras. The situation leaves the President without the standard video feed from the major networks. The public will see the events only through the White House's own lens. This shift changes how the daily news cycle covers the President's travel and speeches.
