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AP reports Trump's Truth Social post banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico effective immediately, with other outlets to follow. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: WATCH: Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:c467bbf0d2e5f771e799133efd187b08e446b1dfc17a789d2a6574b2b6d34d68

Exact excerpt

The president wrote on his social media site that effective immediately, "I am banning" CNN, MSNOW and Politico "from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!" "Media Outlets shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they're covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America," Trump wrote. "Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow."

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