Evidence item

The excerpt shows Trump calling on Kelly O'Donnell and responding "Yeah" after her question about the proposed ban. It does not show "Not you," her unfinished follow-up, or Trump pointing to another reporter. DIRECT_TEXT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 8196

Source: Transcript: Oval Office press availability, September 18, 2026 · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:71278841c9c34fbd59a72222dfb892faa7071e727b2875a1ca551c97944a63cf

Exact excerpt

[TO O'DONNELL] Yeah, please.
[REPORTERS SHOUTING]
KELLY O'DONNELL: Earlier today, you posted that you intend to ban CNN, Politico, MS NOW from the White House.
TRUMP: Yeah.

Linked claims

Claim	Direction	Relevance	Steps	Counted
e03970d7	SUPPORT	WEAK	1	yes

Audits

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