Has Trump’s ban against the media backfired?
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Has Trump’s ban against the media backfired?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 202634 min
  • Interview
  • Politics

The US president has lost his court battle with CNN, Politico and MS NOW in the latest battle between Donald Trump and the media. What did the judge say and what happens next? At the end of the last week Donald Trump banned three news outlets - CNN, Politico and MS Now - from reporting inside the White House. But the ban has been overturned - for now - in an emergency hearing by a federal judge, who ordered the banned journalists’ press credentials be immediately reinstated for 14 days. It’s still not entirely clear what...

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restored for CNN, Politico and MS now, the battle is not over. So what will the

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who wins in the battle to control the media? Is it going to be Donald Trump or

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. It's Trump vs the media again. We started the week with Donald Trump banning three major news organisations from the White House.

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the week with a win for the media, at least for now. Although the judge has ordered a temporary reprieve that press credentials should be immediately restored for CNN, Politico and MS now, the battle is not over. So what will the Trump administration do next? To stifle media coverage that he doesn't like and

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who wins in the battle to control the media? Is it going to be Donald Trump or For the press, welcome to Americaast. Americaast. Americaast from BBC News.

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