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Reuters characterizes the ban as a press-access restriction and part of a wider pressure campaign, not as direct proof of a complete-control end goal across all media. 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.