The White House reportedly responded to the protest by some left-leaning media houses after Donald Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from entering the White House press area in Washington, DC. This is according to the Irish Star and the original White House press-release statement."Access changes are nothing new. What is new, however, is the sudden claim that it becomes sacred only when the outlets are friendly to the Radical Left. The rule was never ‘every outlet gets in.’ It was always ‘our side stays in.’"The statement was dropped on September 21, 2026, on its official website under the title "White House Access Is a Privilege — Not a Right." After the protest, several other news channels refused to cover Donald Trump's event about the inauguration of the new White House helicopter launching pad held yesterday at the White House South Lawn. Since there was no media coverage, Trump was inaudible during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.Continue reading more about the story.The White House reacted to the protest after Donald Trump denied entry to news channelsMarine One Lifts Off From New White House Helipad For First Time - Source: GettyCNN, MS Now, and Politico reportedly protested against the Trump administration after the president banned them from entering the White House. Other media and news outlets supported the banned outlets and did not attend Trump's event marking the launch of the White House helipad.In response to the incident, the White House explained that changes in press access have always happened. They called the protest unusual and argued that claims about access only seem serious when the media outlets are friendly to the political left. They further clarified that the rule was never that every news channel gets entry; it was always that their side keeps entry.Which other media outlets joined the protest?The Hill reported that the audio issue in Donald Trump's helipad launch event happened only hours after Fox News, CBS, ABC, and NBC said they would not join the television pool. Their decision came after Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from covering the White House last week. CNN had been selected as the out-of-town television pool for Trump's trip to New York City during the United Nations General Assembly.On September 21, 2026, CNN, MS Now, and Politico confirmed that they were suing Trump's government because of the ban from the White House grounds. Trump said,"It's just biased news. I think that these outlets have an obligation to be fair, and if they're fake news, I really think I have an obligation not to allow them."The outlets explained in their joint statements that they had informed the government about filing a lawsuit the same day. They said the purpose was to protect their First Amendment rights and to uphold the principle that the government cannot control what the press reports or publishes.Read more: Jimmy Fallon humiliates Donald Trump in his "Who Said It?" game by comparing him to Homer Simpson.Follow Soap Central for more updates on Donald Trump.