Daniel Goldman calls for a media boycott until Trump lifts the press ban
Daniel GoldmanU.S. representative from New York, posting on his official account
Goldman called for all media outlets that support a free press to boycott the White House press room until the ban is lifted, describing it as an attack on the press as a whole.
“Every single media outlet that believes in the “free press” should boycott the White House press room until Trump lifts his absurd ban on media outlets he doesn’t like. This is an attack on all of the press — not just those outlets — and it must be met with unity and solidarity from the rest.”
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Should President Trump bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage?
On Friday, September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that, "effective immediately, I am banning" CNN, MS NOW and Politico "from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!" About an hour later, in the Oval Office, he said no particular story prompted the decision, that he does not want the outlets "in my office," and that "somebody has a right to keep them away" if outlets write false stories. The three outlets and press-freedom groups oppose the exclusion, citing constitutional protection for the press, and the White House Correspondents' Association said it "stands in defense of our colleagues at CNN, MSNOW, and POLITICO." On Saturday, September 19, MS NOW, CNN and Politico said their White House reporters were refused entry and had press passes confiscated; the White House referred questions to Trump's earlier remarks. The dispute is over whether President Trump should exclude named news organizations from White House access over what they report.
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Goldman's own post after the White House began enforcing the exclusions against CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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Goldman posted after the White House began enforcing the exclusion of CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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He calls for solidarity by other outlets and makes lifting the ban the condition for ending the proposed boycott.
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Goldman explicitly opposes the ban, calls it an attack on the entire press, and urges a boycott until it is rescinded.
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