Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night.
Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.View quoted post on X
AP’s @SeungMinKim: “On the ban, what does that mean in practice? Are you taking away their badges? Are you banning them from the pool? What does this actually mean?”
Trump: “When you say the ban, which ban?”
Kim: “Of [inaudible].”
Trump: “You know, you know how many bans I’m involved in? I’ve got more bans than —”
Kim: “On the — on the news outlets.”
Trump: “— I’ve got more bans going than any human being!”
Kim: “On the three news outlets, sir. What does that mean in practice? Are you taking away their badges? Are you banning them from the pool? Are you banning them from the Oval Office? What does that mean?”
Trump: “Well, I still don’t know. What’s she —”
[REPORTERS SHOUTING]
O’Donnell: “What do you envision the ban to look like? For the media outlets?”
Trump: “Oh, the ban on — on the free press, right? Very simple ban. I don’t want them in my office. I don’t want them here. I would say the ban would go as far as you can. And, if they could straighten themselves out — you know, if they could straighten themselves out, I’d love it. Look, they’re very dishonest people. They write in a very dishonest way. ABC fake news gave me $16 million that was agreed to — $16 million that I won from ABC News, because George Slopadopoulos wrote incorrect stuff. CBS gave me $38 million because they broadcast Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes, and the question bore no relationship to what she said. You saw that I’m right now suing BBC because they have the granddaddy of them all. They have where I said, walk freely and patriotically — having to do with January 6 — and they put horrible fighting words into my mouth with my — with me actually saying it. I said, I never said that, and when we checked, it was — BBC actually changed my language, and they put words in my mouth. That’s the furthest I’ve seen. So, that — we have numerous lawsuits. We’ll be suing these people too. But the ban is because they are fake news. They cannot write the truth, and Politico is very bad. And Politico, frankly, I think what they did was illegal. They accepted a the world’s largest subscription. They got $8 million or something like that for a subscription to their stupid, you know, lightweight paper. But I will say Politico and MS NOW, which nobody ever heard of, and CNN, which is doing very poorly — the reason they do so poorly is because they have no credibility. And if they had credibility, I wouldn’t be sitting here right now. So, we are banning them. Yes, we are, and there may be others to follow.”View quoted post on X
I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
( TS: Sep 18 2026, 3:04 PM ET )View quoted post on X
Trump: I will also sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.View quoted post on X
