🔸Donald Trump, the U.S. president, says he will bar the CNN, MSNBC news network and the magazine Politico from appearing at the White House.

🔸On Friday, September 27, he accused these media outlets of publishing “fake news” and said other media outlets may also face similar restrictions. A White House official told Fox News that the ban would take effect starting Saturday.

🔸Trump said his decision stems from the “accumulation” of reports from these outlets over the past years and was not prompted by a specific event. He also mentioned The New York Times and The Washington Post.

🔸The exact scope of the ban is not clear, but legal experts say denying media outlets public access to White House news facilities could conflict with First Amendment guarantees in the U.S. Constitution regarding freedom of the press.

🔸CNN called the move, if carried out, an “illegal attack” on reporters’ constitutional right, and Politico said it will defend its rights under the First Amendment.