White House bars CNN from travelling with Trump on Air Force One

MyJoyOnline Ghana reports that CNN has been barred from traveling with US President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip to Tennessee on Saturday. This decision comes after the White House lifted its previous ban on some news outlets, following a recent controversy over accusations of "fiction or lies" being written about the administration.

The White House has previously banned CNN, Politico, and MS NOW journalists from the White House, accusing them of spreading false information. This latest move has sparked criticism from CNN, which has reported that no other outlet was listed to replace them. Other major networks, including ABC, CBS, Fox News, and NBC, paused their broadcasts of the president in solidarity with the banned outlets.

A federal judge ruled that the White House's ban on news outlets was likely unconstitutional, but the administration still denied entry to some CNN and MS NOW reporters at a state dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping. President Trump has continued to criticize the media, dubbing them "fake news" on social media.

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