Evidence item

The excerpt directly quotes Trump saying media outlets should not constantly write or report fiction and lies when covering the President, the Trump Administration, or the United States. DIRECT_TEXT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 8416

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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