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Reuters reports Trump characterized the outlets’ reporting as fake news and that the action curtailed access amid a broader pressure campaign against disliked coverage. DIRECT_TEXT

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Trump’s announcement on Friday that he would ban CNN, MSNOW and Politico for reporting what he deemed “FAKE NEWS” was the latest move by his administration to curtail press access, part of the Republican president’s wider pressure campaign against news coverage he dislikes.