# Claim 3

CNN's, MS NOW's and Politico's White House hard passes were deactivated and their reporters turned away at the gates.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: CNN's, MS NOW's and Politico's White House hard passes were deactivated and their reporters turned away at the gates.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Hard passes deactivated; reporters denied entry on 2026-09-19
- About: [incident 2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico)
- Source: Trump banning CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House. https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-banning-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house/story?id=136569980
- Publisher: ABC News
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2026-09-19

## Quotation from the source

> they said they weren't sure what was going on, but at the end of the day they had to take my badge because it was disabled.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/3. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.