Turns out that the Trump Regime is simply just going to not obey a federal judge’s temporary restraining order and won’t be restoring the White House press passes to CNN, MS Now, and Politico reporters, the Washington Post reports, writing that “Some journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico banned from the White House by President Donald Trump remained barred from the grounds Thursday morning, hours after a federal judge ordered their access be restored.”
The outlets’ joint legal team just now moved for an emergency hearing, writing “Early this morning the Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order directing ‘that Defendants (except for President Trump) and their agents, representatives, and all persons or entities acting in concert with them shall immediately return, reinstate, and restore the White House ‘hard pass’ press credentials held by employees of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO that were revoked on or about September 18, 2026.'”
“This morning journalists from each of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO attempted to enter the White House and were turned away, and Secret Service agents confiscated the hard pass of journalists whose hard passes had not previously been confiscated. And when Plaintiff Betsy Klein, whose hard pass was confiscated on Saturday, September 19, requested to have her hard pass returned, her request was denied and she was refused access to the White House complex. And time is of the essence – CNN is scheduled to be the television pool this evening for President Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House. Plaintiffs reached out to counsel for Defendants this morning and requested to call the Court together. Counsel for Defendants has not responded,” the motion continued.