UPDATE: CNN, Politico say their journalists were also barred from White House
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September 19, 2026
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NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists from two other major news outlets have said publicly that they were denied access to the White House on Saturday.
Betsy Klein of CNN and Cheyenne Haslett of Politico reported that their press badges were confiscated and they were turned away when they showed up at the White House to do their jobs.
Akayla Gardner of MS NOW —formerly MSNBC – reported earlier that she and other colleagues were turned away from the White House and their press badges deactivated.
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