Was the White House press ban just ‘theatre’ to launch Trump TV?
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Donald Trump has launched his new television channel 'Trump TV' following his decision to ban CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House. Henry Riley gets the perspective of Republican delegate and political commentator Angie Wong. A link to the 2008 story referenced by Angie: https://abcnews.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6156794 A link to the 2009 story referenced by Henry: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/administration-loses-bid-to-exclude-fox-news-from-pay-czar-interview The decision to block the three news networks from accessing the US President's briefings and press conferences led to the release of a joint statement noting they were pursuing legal action. Outlining the need to "defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports", the lawsuit follows a string of Trump appearances broadcast without sound on Monday. It comes after the five major networks forming part of the White House press pool chose to boycott coverage of the US President i
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