Fox News contributors denounce Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico

Several contributors to Fox News offered stark criticism Friday of President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.

Trump announced the decision in a Friday Truth Social post , saying the ban would be “effective immediately” for those outlets, “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” He suggested more outlets would be banned in the future.

Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer was quick to respond on social media Friday , writing, “I agree with POTUS that several media outlets covering the WH are biased and unfair.”

“Banning them from the WH is not the solution. Open the pool and the briefing room to conservatives. Challenge liberal reporters. Argue and defeat them,” he stated. “Don’t ban them. Or one day they’ll ban us.”

Fox News’s chief political analyst Brit Hume also wrote on social media that he “100%” agreed with a post from Jonathan Turley, a George Washington University Law School professor.

Turley called Trump’s move “terrible precedent and practice” that “would raise serious constitutional questions and undermine the country’s long-standing position as a voice for the free press.”

Hume added that if Trump “thinks this will lead to more favorable coverage, I think he’s dreaming.”

When asked in the Oval Office about the ban, Trump said he did it “because they’re fake news. You get so tired of reading and seeing fake news.”

“But our country has to have honest news,” he added.

The ban comes after Trump attempted to sue CNN for defamation for the outlet’s reporting on the 2020 election. He also sued The Wall Street Journal last year over its reporting on his alleged ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.