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US President Donald Trump announced on Friday an immediate ban on CNN, MSNBC (referred to as MS NOW in some reports) and Politico from accessing the White House. Trump accused the media outlets of publishing false and misleading reports in consistent attacks against his administration.

In his announcement, Trump sharply criticised the news organisations and indicated that additional media outlets would be subject to similar restrictions in the coming period. The decision represents an escalation in Trump’s ongoing conflict with news organisations he perceives as critical or hostile to his administration.

Multiple Israeli news sources (Jerusalem Post, Walla, Ynet) reported the announcement with consistent details of which outlets were affected and Trump’s stated justification for the ban.

Sources: Ynet, Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel