Trump v the media – The Latest
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Trump v the media – The Latest

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 202611 min
  • Interview
  • Politics

In what is probably one of the biggest battles yet between the press and Donald Trump, major TV networks have united in a boycott of pooled coverage of his administration. It comes after three news organisations – CNN, MS Now and Politico – were denied access to the White House because of Trump’s concerns about their coverage. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s international news editor Paul Owen – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Trump has really cracked down on the media in a way that no other president has.

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This is The Guardian. Trump has really cracked down on the media in a way that no other president has. It's interesting because they said they were going to boycott me, but they never boycott me.

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So I wasn't very worried about that. Look at all that press. It's a symbiotic relationship, I think, between the media and Trump. Maybe you'll see after the midterms, if Trump starts to be perceived as more of a lame duck,

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maybe you'll see more media organisations standing up to fight against him. From The Guardians today in focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hough. There's been a very big escalation in Donald Trump's war with the press. Paul Owen, you're one of our international editors. There is a boycott of pooled shared coverage of the president from

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