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By the Patriot Watch Desk
Published September 20, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET · Updated September 21, 2026 at 6:06 PM ET

Five news outlets, including Fox News, fire back at Trump's media ban

5 independent outlets are covering this story, first reported here by Washington Times. Verification: Confirmed (how we verify). Every headline links to the original reporting.

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What we know

Five news outlets, including Fox News, are opposing President Trump's ban on news outlets from the White House. TV networks declined pool coverage after the ban, and news outlets have sued Trump over the action. Republicans have backed the ban of liberal news outlets from the White House.

Patriot Watch first flagged this story 10 d ago, when Washington Times reported it. Coverage has since grown to 5 independent outlets, including 2 wire/mainstream feeds. The most recent report came 9 d ago from The Guardian.

Conservative & independent coverage (3)

PJ Media 9 d ago
Fox News Joins CNN to Boycott Trump ↗
The Blaze 9 d ago
5 news outlets FIRE BACK at Trump over ban — including Fox News ↗
Washington Times 10 d ago
Republicans back Trump’s ban of liberal news outlets from White House - washingtontimes.com ↗

Wire & mainstream coverage (2)

The Guardian 9 d ago
Trump says he’ll probably lose lawsuit brought by news outlets he banned from White House, blaming judge appointed by ‘TRUMP’ – live ↗
Truthout 9 d ago
TV Networks Decline Pool Coverage After Trump Bans News Outlets from White House ↗

Coverage timeline

Sep 20, 4:25 PM ET
10 d ago
Washington Times
Republicans back Trump’s ban of liberal news outlets from White House - washingtontimes.com ↗
Sep 21, 3:15 PM ET
9 d ago
The Blaze
5 news outlets FIRE BACK at Trump over ban — including Fox News ↗
Sep 21, 3:48 PM ET
9 d ago
Truthout
TV Networks Decline Pool Coverage After Trump Bans News Outlets from White House ↗
Sep 21, 4:20 PM ET
9 d ago
PJ Media
Fox News Joins CNN to Boycott Trump ↗
Sep 21, 5:55 PM ET
9 d ago
The Guardian
Trump says he’ll probably lose lawsuit brought by news outlets he banned from White House, blaming judge appointed by ‘TRUMP’ – live ↗
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