The TDS media has been given its daily thing to freak out about, and this weekend we'll be hearing a lot about the Trump White House denying access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico. All three of those entities have been leaders when it comes to pushing lies, hoaxes and assorted false narratives for quite a while now.
In a statement, CNN defended its "fair and accurate reporting," a claim that is patently absurd.
Right now @betsy_klein is on CNN TV from outside the White House describing how her press pass has been seized. I'm about to join @Kasie as we cover this news live.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 19, 2026
CNN: “Early today, CNN journalists were denied access to the White House grounds. CNN’s mission to report on the U.S. government will continue regardless of any attempts to restrict physical access to the White House and other government buildings, or any other attempts to impede…
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 19, 2026
ABC News' Jon Karl quoted Thomas Jefferson on press freedom, but back then the press didn't have that particular "freedom":
They keep quoting Jefferson but we'll never know what he would have thought about this particular situation. https://t.co/liQu1RmN64 https://t.co/XqAXYopyLv pic.twitter.com/vWqVa2MgJJ
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) September 19, 2026
Now it's time for the MSM to pretend that stuff like this is totally unprecedented and of course a "grave threat to democracy."
Democracy wasn't very threatened during the previous administration, however.
Oh. My. 🤯
— Erikaaa (@ErikaCA47) September 19, 2026
Zero outrage from the mainstream media when the Biden Administration revoked hundreds of White House press passes. pic.twitter.com/UhrzsbpHNR
Joe Biden slashed White House press passes from 1,417 to 975. Donald Trump dropped the total by three more today — one website and two cable channels. Spare us the faux outrage.
— David Shafer (@DavidShafer) September 19, 2026
That brings me to Brian Stelter himself, who is perma-triggered when the White House keeps any media outlet out, but used to float the idea that Biden should probably ban Fox News because they're not a "real" news outfit like CNN.
🚨 JUST IN: Footage has resurfaced of CNN's Brian Stelter FLOATING the removal of Fox News from the White House press pool under Biden in 2021 — same guy who is this morning MELTING DOWN that Trump removed CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 19, 2026
"Fox should be viewed as a political tool? Should…
White House access "is a privilege, not a right," they said back then.
It’s almost too easy to catch @CNN and especially @BrianStelter, playing the hypocritical partisan. https://t.co/gQRH2xocSL
— RoadMN (@RoadMN) September 19, 2026
We're used to that from Stelter.
Have a great weekend, all!
