United States President Donald Trump is already feeling the effects of the media ban that he put into place earlier this month.
President Trump held a press conference on Monday (September 21). It was pretty run-of-the-mill as far as his press conferences go, except for one thing -- he could not be heard. The absence of a press pool meant no microphones. So the video coverage of the event is just him
Of course, the video quickly went viral on social media, which led to an outpouring of reactions.
"The man who thrives off attention not being heard is diabolically poetic," one person wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"How is this a good thing? I hate Trump. But the news should always be covering what the president is saying, right??," a second user chimed in.
"You know how crazy it is that the press, which is literally older than the country, said they have no more time for the games," a third person remarked.
On Friday (September 18), Trump and his administration announced that CNN, Politico, and MS Now had been banned "effective immediately." And cited that the decision came down because he felt that the outlets' "cumulative stories over the last two years" were reporting "fake news."
The outlets responded by filing a lawsuit against Trump and his administration. They noted that the ban violates Freedom of Speech as well as their Freedom of the press.
However, the lawsuit was not the end of the melee for the President and his administration. Other major publications such as Fox News, CBS, NBC, and ABC declined to participate in coverage of the White House. Due to CNN, MS Now, and Politico being banned from media coverage. This is why there was no media coverage during his press conference on Monday.
The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government," the networks said in a joint statement
