# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/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. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/09/24/judge-blocks-trumps-white-house-ban-cnn-politico-ms-now/
- 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.

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