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US Vice President JD Vance has defended the Trump administration’s decision to restrict access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, as the three news organizations sue President Donald Trump and his administration.
The outlets argue that the restrictions violate their rights under the First Amendment. Vance said the administration was not banning the organizations from covering the White House, but was withdrawing what he described as special access, according to the original report.
Vance says outlets still free to report
Asked whether it was appropriate for a president to bar media outlets because he disliked their reporting, Vance rejected the premise of the question.
“He’s not banning media outlets,” Vance said. “What he’s doing is saying, ‘We’re not going to give you special access to the White House if you engage in what is effectively propaganda.’”
Vance claimed that about 92% of stories published by the three organizations about President Trump and his administration were negative. He argued that their coverage did not reflect the views of the American public.
“So, if you’re going to engage in what is effectively far-left propaganda, why would a Republican White House give you special access?” he said.
Trump administration restricts White House access
The vice president also rejected suggestions that the administration’s decision represented an attack on press freedom. He said the organizations remained able to report on the administration and communicate with government officials outside the White House.
“They can still report on the Trump White House,” Vance said. “They can still get the public reports. They can still, of course, talk to people in the administration and outside the administration.”
He said the decision concerned access to the White House rather than the outlets’ ability to publish news, adding that they would no longer have an office inside the building.
Reporters from the three organizations were barred from entering the White House compound last week. Security personnel turned away journalists from all three companies on Saturday morning following the directive.
