US Treasury Bars Reporters From Several Outlets From G20 Meeting

The US Treasury Department has barred journalists from several major outlets, including Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, from covering this week’s Group of 20 finance ministers summit in Asheville, North Carolina. The decision comes amid global market volatility and the US-Iran conflict, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent intervening to support the yen and bond market, making him one of the most activist Treasury secretaries in history.

The exclusion of multiple major news outlets from an international event has little precedent among countries that have previously hosted G20 meetings and is unprecedented for the US government. The move has been criticized as undermining media freedom and public accountability.

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