Trump Banned the Media. This Time, the Media Struck Back.

For every day of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, there has been a camera from a major television network pointed at him. But on Monday, that all changed.


Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Michael M. Grynbaum discuss the face-off between the president and the press. 


Guest:

• Zolan Kanno-Youngs (https://www.nytimes.com/by/zolan-kanno-youngs) , a White House correspondent for The New York Times
• Michael M. Grynbaum (https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-m-grynbaum) , a media correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• CNN, MS NOW and Politico were barred from the White House (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/media/trump-white-house-press-ban.html) after President Trump’s ban.
• Networks suspended pool coverage of the president (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/media/cnn-trump-press-pool-ban.html) after the White House barred CNN.

Photo: Andrew Leyden for The New York Times






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