US First Lady Melania Trump has allowed CNN and Politico reporters to attend one of her events in New York, despite President Donald Trump banning the two news organisations from the White House.
The clash came as Trump arrived at the UN General Assembly and CNN continued covering his visit using UN-issued media access. The three organisations have since filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that the restrictions violate their First Amendment rights. Despite the White House ban, Melania Trump’s office approved another CNN reporter, Betsy Klein’s request to cover her event.
Trump announced on September 18 that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would no longer have access to the White House.
“All of the SLEAZEBAGS, like Third Rate “Reporter,” Kaitlan Collins, of Fake News CNN, a truly unhappy person, said they weren’t going to be covering me,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Melania’s office approved press credentials for CNN and Politico for her “Fostering the Future Together” event on Tuesday. The event was held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to The Independent . The decision came days after Donald Trump announced a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at the White House, accusing the three news organisations of unfair coverage and said they had been reporting what he called “fiction and lies” about his administration. Trump confronted CNN reporter Collins at the United Nations in New York on Tuesday, telling her she “shouldn’t be here” after his administration barred CNN from the White House. He accused the three outlets of publishing “fake news” and claimed they were reporting “fiction and lies” about his administration. CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter had earlier said the network would look for other ways to cover events involving the Trump administration.
