4 major networks stop covering Trump news in solidarity with CNN

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Four major American networks that form the joint press coverage group for President Donald Trump's activities decided on Monday to stop this coverage, in solidarity with CNN, which the US President excluded from the White House.

Brian Ponton, representative of the Fox network and coordinator of this group of channels tasked with filming the US President throughout the day and distributing the footage to other media outlets, said, “As of today, the joint television coverage group will not cover events in which the president participates and which usually fall within the scope of joint coverage.”

The four networks are CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox.

This came after the media organizations (MS Now), (CNN) and Politico announced earlier today that they would sue the Trump administration to protect their rights guaranteed under Article 1 of the Constitution, after the US President announced that they would be banned from entering the White House. The three institutions notified the government of filing a lawsuit in the District Court for the District of Columbia, indicating that urgent hearings may be held this week.

“Without notice or due process, the White House revoked the work permits of our journalists because they objected to our news coverage,” she wrote in a joint statement. “If left unchecked, this threatens freedom of the press and the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference.” She added that the lawsuit aims to "protect her rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution and defend the principle that the government does not have the right to determine what the press reports or publishes."