Newsmax anchor reacts to media ban ‘backfiring’ at Donald Trump’s helipad event

President Donald Trump Attends United Nations General Assembly In New York - Source: Getty
President Donald Trump Attends United Nations General Assembly In New York - Source: Getty

Newsmax anchor Bianca de la Garza reportedly reacted to the media ban 'backfiring' at Donald Trump's helipad event held yesterday at the White House South Lawn. According to The Hill, Bianca said,

"So maybe this is one example of it backfiring just a little bit."

The clip went viral after a journalist named Christina Lorey posted on her Instagram account with a caption, 'The ban has already backfired.' The fun thing about the video was that Bianca attempted to broadcast the coverage, but during the live segment, her team discovered there were no microphones available because the pool cameras from all major channels had been absent.

According to the White House press's tweet, Donald Trump recently banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from covering his helipad launch event because he believed those outlets publish biased reports. He considered the news delivered by these outlets to be fake. He declared that if these outlets continue to spread false information, he would be responsible for not allowing them access.

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The president's speech could not be heard during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the South Lawn helipad because a pool microphone connected to the pool camera was missing, so his statements could not be recorded. Bianca de la Garza reacted to the situation and said,

"So there's no microphone because the pool cameras aren't there."

She said to Tim that the media ban at Donald Trump's helipad event may have backfired just a little bit because instead of silencing or sidelining certain news channels, the restrictions themselves became the headline. Bianca's point was that the attempt to control coverage ended up drawing more attention to the ban than to the event itself.


What does Bianca mean by backfiring?

Bianca's use of the term 'backfiring' in her statement ironically amplified the controversy about Trump's ban on news channels like CNN, MS Now, and Politico covering the helipad launch event.

The Hill mentioned that Donald Trump and the White House have not retreated from the decision to block CNN, MS Now, and Politico from entering the White House. The three outlets filed a lawsuit yesterday seeking to restore their access, arguing that the exclusion violates First Amendment rights.

The audio problem happened just hours after other media channels refused to enter the event in support of the protest made by CNN, MS Now, and Politico. Yesterday, these news channels confirmed that they were suing Trump's administration as a sign of protest against the ban.


Read more: White House responds to media ban protests as Donald Trump struggles at viral ribbon-cutting.


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Edited by Debashri Roy