On September 18 the President announced he was “banning” CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, effective immediately. The next day their reporters’ passes were deactivated or confiscated at the gate. His stated reason was their reporting, and when asked who might be next, he went after The New York Times and The Washington Post. The press corps exists so the public can see what its government is doing, not so the government can pick who gets to watch. No statute protects that access; right now it rests on lawsuits that take years while the reporters stay locked out. Resistbot is asking the candidates on your 2026 ballot to pass a law guaranteeing credentialed journalists access to the White House on neutral, published standards — never revoked over what they report.
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On September 18 the President announced he was “banning” CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, effective immediately. The next day their reporters’ passes were deactivated or confiscated at the gate. His stated reason was their reporting, and when asked who might be next, he went after The New York Times and The Washington Post. The press corps exists so the public can see what its government is doing, not so the government can pick who gets to watch. No statute protects that access; right now it rests on lawsuits that take years while the reporters stay locked out. Resistbot is asking the candidates on your 2026 ballot to pass a law guaranteeing credentialed journalists access to the White House on neutral, published standards — never revoked over what they report.
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