President Donald Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, citing what he described as their constant reporting of fake news. In an unprecedented move, the primary White House television pool—consisting of CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox News—ceased recording and transmitting footage in solidarity. This resulted in an effective TV blackout of coverage of the president during the UN general assembly.
The networks, which share costs and rotate coverage of the president, banded together to suspend their operations in response to the administration barring journalists. The boycott lasted until a federal judge temporarily blocked the ban and ordered the administration to restore access to the three news organizations.
Following the court order, the White House reinstated press passes and readmitted journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. The network video pool resumed operation on Friday, returning the administration's media coverage to normalcy, though the issue is not yet fully resolved.