The controversy between Donald Trump and the media continues. Days after the president of the United States vetoed access to the White House by the networks CNN, MS NOW and Politico, the response from the country’s television stations has arrived.
And this Monday, the main television networks in the United States have announced that they are going to suspend coverage of the activities of President Donald Trump with immediate effect.
In this case, ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC have agreed to withdraw coverage of presidential events in solidarity with the suspension suffered by CNN. These four networks, together with the aforementioned, share the responsibility of offering images to the entire world of all the president’s meetings.
Trump denies any attack on the press
Despite having announced the veto of the three media outlets, Trump has assured in a message on his Truth Social network that “the White House is not launching an attack against the free press.”
However, the president has defended the measure by claiming to fight against ‘fake news’. “He is launching an attack against ‘fake news’, a phenomenon that has grown like a cancer in our beloved United States of America,” he added.
Televisions demand Trump’s decision
The media affected by the veto, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, have filed a lawsuit against the president this Monday before a federal judge in the District Court of Washington DC
The lawsuit could lead to hearings and legal arguments by the administration this week, as reported by the affected media in a joint statement. And the journalists of these media were affected last week after the withdrawal of their press passes and the suspension of entry to the presidential complex.
“This morning, we notified the Government that we filed a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the Government does not decide what the press reports or publishes,” the media explained in the letter.
Additionally, the media will ask the court to restore their access to the White House as soon as possible and will file a separate petition seeking an emergency order to remain in effect while the litigation unfolds.
