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Fox News contributors denounce Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico Several contributors to Fox News offered stark criticism Friday of President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Trump announced the decision in a Friday Truth Social post, saying the ban would be “effective immediately” for those outlets, “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” He suggested more outlets would be banned in the future. Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer was quick to respond on social media Friday, writing, “I agree with POTUS that several media outlets covering the WH are biased and unfair.” “Banning them from the WH is not the solution. Open the pool and the briefing room to conservatives. Challenge liberal reporters. Argue and defeat them,” he stated. “Don’t ban them. Or one day they’ll ban us.” Fox News’s chief political analyst Brit Hume also wrote on social media that he “100%” agreed with a post from Jonathan Turley, a George Washington University Law School professor. Turley called Trump’s move “terrible precedent and practice” that “would raise serious constitutional questions and undermine the country’s long-standing position as a voice for the free press.” Hume added that if Trump “thinks this will lead to more favorable coverage, I think he’s dreaming.” Later Friday evening, Fox News Anchor Jacqui Heinrich, the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), wrote, “The Constitution protects the freedom of the press from government interference.” “That protection does not depend on whether the president likes a news organization’s coverage, agrees with its reporting, or approves of the questions its journalists ask,” she continued. “This is about more than the rights of journalists. It is about the right of the American people to receive a full and independent account of the activities, policies and decisions of whoever occupies the nation’s highest office.” Heinrich affirmed the WHCA “stands in defense of our colleagues” at all three outlets, who she said “are being singled out for doing their jobs.” When asked in the Oval Office about the ban, Trump said he did it “because they’re fake news. You get so tired of reading and seeing fake news.” “But our country has to have honest news,” he added. The ban comes after Trump attempted to sue CNN for defamation for the outlet’s reporting on the 2020 election. He also sued The Wall Street Journal last year over its reporting on his alleged ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Updated at 8:47 p.m. EDT Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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