Article in the New York Times by Peter Baker, 9/22/26
Headline : “After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation”
Subhead: “A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air.”
“For President Trump, this is the tree-falls-in-the-forest moment of his administration. If the most television-addicted president in history suddenly finds the cameras missing, is he really still president? Not the kind he has been, anyway.
“Mr. Trump, for whom television is better than any narcotic, finds himself for the first time at least partially deprived of the major networks that have covered nearly every movement and utterance he has made for more than a decade. . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/trump-television-reporters-cameras.html
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Article in Daily Beast by William Vaillancourt, 9/21/26
Headline: “Press-Starved Trump, 80, Announces Desperate TV Move'”
subhead: “Trump TV” launched on Monday, following a rare lack of television coverage of the president.”
“President Donald Trump has launched his own television channel after banning three networks from the White House television press pool.
“The announcement comes three days after the president angrily removed CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the pool because he doesn’t like their coverage. Those outlets have since sued the administration, claiming a violation of their First Amendment rights.
“Trump TV, the White House announced, would begin airing at 7 p.m. on Monday night. . .”
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/press-starved-donald-trump-80-announces-desperate-tv-move/
Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 9/28/26
