Trump Banned the Media. This Time, the Media Struck Back.
22 September - 27 minsFor every day of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, there has been a camera from a major television network pointed at him. But on Monday, that all changed.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Michael M. Grynbaum discuss the face-off between the president and the press.
Guest:
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York TimesMichael M. Grynbaum, a media correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading:
CNN, MS NOW and Politico were barred from the White House after President Trump’s ban.Networks suspended pool coverage of the president after the White House barred CNN.Photo: Andrew Leyden for The New York Times
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