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Stern of the Freedom of the Press Foundation called the ban a blatant First Amendment violation, showing Trump's fear of an informed public. DIRECT_TEXT

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And Seth Stern, chief of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation, said it was 'difficult to imagine a more blatant violation of the First Amendment than Trump banning news outlets from the People's House for criticising the government.' He added: 'These outrageous attacks only demonstrate how scared he is of an informed public.'