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The report attributes the ban to unfavorable coverage, without establishing that polling, presidential failures, or concealment necessity caused it. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Trump Announces Ban of CNN, Politico and MS Now From White House · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:f7cb21b1c1da3c0ac76427a3539cb0eba6bf68a9cdb1e0f87222d8713445a3a6

Trump stated the decision was based on cumulative unfavorable and negative coverage of his administration rather than a specific incident.