Vice President JD Vance insisted President Donald Trump is "not banning media outlets," three days after the president literally said that he was "banning" three of them.
Vance took questions from reporters Monday morning at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, shortly before leaving for a campaign stop in North Carolina. The White House rapid response account posted a clip of the exchange on X at 10:47 a.m., stacking the vice president's denial directly above a screenshot of Trump's announcement.
"Do you think it's appropriate for the president to be banning media outlets just because he doesn't like what they report?" a reporter asked.
"Well, I take some issue with the premise. So he's not banning media outlets. What he's doing is saying, we're not gonna give you special access to the White House if you engage in what is effectively propaganda," Vance replied.
Trump announced the ban Friday in a Truth Social post that named CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
"I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW … and Politico … from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS! … Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow," Trump wrote.
"Sir, you talked a lot about free speech over the years. How is this not an attack on free speech?" a second reporter asked at the Maryland air base.
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