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Claim 741

In a sworn declaration, Micah Stopperich, the White House director of press operations, said the White House began restoring the reporters' badges at 7:10 a.m. Eastern time on September 24, 2026, and that the Secret Service said they were turned back on at 9:07 a.m.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: In a sworn declaration, Micah Stopperich, the White House director of press operations, said the White House began restoring the reporters' badges at 7:10 a.m. Eastern time on September 24, 2026, and that the Secret Service said they were turned back on at 9:07 a.m.
Field: action
Value: White House declaration on restoring badges, 2026-09-24
About: incident 2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico
Attribution: Micah Stopperich, White House director of press operations
Source: Some CNN, MS NOW journalists barred from state dinner event amid access fight
Publisher: The Washington Post
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 2026-09-24

Quotation from the source

Stopperich attested that the White House began restoring badges at 7:10 a.m. Eastern time, and that the Secret Service told him badges were "turned back on" at 9:07 a.m.