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  "id": 9013455,
  "title": "If a president speaks, but TV crews aren’t there to capture audio, does he make a sound? Networks keep cameras away after Trump bans CNN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/if-a-president-speaks-but-tv-crews-arent-there-to-capture-audio-does",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T21:16:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/21/trump-tv-pool-cnn-ban-white-house-landing-pad-networks-abc-cbs-nbc-fox/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump unveiled his new White House helicopter landing pad on Monday, dismissing concerns over the First Amendment. While he worked on the project, major TV networks refused to film, in protest of CNN being banned from the grounds. Trump, known for his grandiose claims about construction longevity, used oversized scissors to lay a red, white, and blue ribbon. The South Lawn was covered in a light drizzle that day. Trump skipped answering reporters' questions, instead boasting about the upcoming maiden voyage of the new Heliport via social media. Networks CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox decided to skip covering the helipad ceremony, joining the legal battle against Trump. Trump's focus shifted from the helipad to reportedly impressing Chinese President Xi Jinping, who arrived for a state visit the following day.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump showed off his new White House helicopter landing pad on Monday, attempting to brush aside a First Amendment firestorm.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. is working on ‘major deal’ to replace Canadian potash with Belarusian supplies, but President Alexander Lukashenko says Minsk has none to spare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-says-u-s-is-working-on-major-deal-to-replace-canadian-potash",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:23:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. working on deal to buy potash from Belarus instead of Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-says-u-s-working-on-deal-to-buy-potash-from-belarus-instead-of",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:33:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/belarus-says-no-potash-left-after-trump-claims-massive-deal-for",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:44:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Trump says potash deal with Belarus in works amid trade war with Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-says-potash-deal-with-belarus-in-works-amid-trade-war-with",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:49:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}