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By the Patriot Watch Desk
Published September 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET · Updated September 20, 2026 at 12:07 PM ET

Obama mocked for irony in attack on Trump's media ban

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

Read the story at The Gateway Pundit →

What we know

Barack Obama criticized President Trump's White House media ban and drew mockery over the irony of his remarks. Trump banned CNN, MS-Now and Politico from the White House press corps.

Patriot Watch first flagged this story 12 d ago, when HotAir reported it. Coverage has since grown to 4 independent outlets, including 2 wire/mainstream feeds. The most recent report came 10 d ago from The Gateway Pundit.

Conservative & independent coverage (2)

The Gateway Pundit 10 d ago
BACKFIRE: Barack Obama Gets Lit Up After Making a VERY Ironic Comment While Criticizing President Trump’s White House Media Ban (VIDEO) ↗
HotAir 12 d ago
Trump Bans CNN, Politico and MS-Now From the White House ↗

Wire & mainstream coverage (2)

Salon 11 d ago
Trump escalates media fight with new White House press ban ↗
Axios 11 d ago
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House ↗

Coverage timeline

Sep 18, 6:00 PM ET
12 d ago
HotAir
Trump Bans CNN, Politico and MS-Now From the White House ↗
Sep 19, 11:18 AM ET
11 d ago
Axios
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House ↗
Sep 19, 1:30 PM ET
11 d ago
Salon
Trump escalates media fight with new White House press ban ↗
Sep 20, 10:15 AM ET
10 d ago
The Gateway Pundit
BACKFIRE: Barack Obama Gets Lit Up After Making a VERY Ironic Comment While Criticizing President Trump’s White House Media Ban (VIDEO) ↗
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