Archive · 23 Sep 2026

Trump's UN Clash With CNN Intensifies As Court Hearing Looms

Trump's UN Clash With CNN Intensifies As Court Hearing Looms

President Donald Trump is arguing with several news organizations about access to the White House.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico cannot work from the White House grounds, but their reporters could still cover Trump at the United Nations.

Trump told CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins that CNN should not be there, saying he thought the network had agreed not to cover him.

Collins said CNN never made that promise.

The news organizations sued the administration, saying the restriction may violate press-freedom protections.

A judge is scheduled to hear their request to pause the restriction on Wednesday.

CNN had also been part of a group that shares television coverage of the president.

After CNN was removed from that role, the other major networks stopped the shared coverage for now.

The White House responded by creating a video stream called "Trump TV," which critics called government propaganda.

Sources