CNN responded to President Trump banning the outlet from the White House, saying it would be an “illegal assault” on a “fundamental and constitutionally-protected right.”
“CNN stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting. We have a right under the US Constitution to do that reporting without hinderance or interference from the government,” CNN said in a statement.
“Should the ban which President Trump threatened go ahead, it would be an illegal assault on that fundamental and constitutionally-protected right,” it added.
Trump also said he would bar MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House.
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