The War On News

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Claim

Claim 90

The White House Correspondents' Association said the Constitution's press protections apply regardless of the president's approval of coverage.

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

Statement
The White House Correspondents' Association said the Constitution's press protections apply regardless of the president's approval of coverage.
Field
action
Value
WHCA statement, 2026-09-18
About
incident 2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico
Source
Statement on White House Position on CNN, MSNOW and Politico archived copy
Publisher
White House Correspondents' Association
Method
official statement
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2026-09-18

Quotation from the source

The Constitution protects the freedom of the press from government interference.