Jim Acosta was confronted on X after reporting that the White House media ban is really “happening” on Saturday.
As BizPac Review previously reported, President Donald Trump announced that he was banning some news outlets from the White House. He named CNN, MS NOW and Politico in his Friday Truth Social post, but vowed that “Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.”
Indeed, on Saturday morning, MS NOW announced that they were denied entry to the White House. Acosta breathlessly shared the update on X.
Look:
The ban is happening. My friends at @MSNOWNews have released a statement saying their journalists have been denied access to WH grounds this morning. https://t.co/6d266ltUid
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 19, 2026
“Earlier this morning MS NOW journalists were denied access to the White House grounds. The White House belongs to the American people and the decisions made inside are funded by our tax dollars,” the outlet’s public relations page wrote. “MS NOW intends to take any and all steps necessary to defend our First Amendment rights and the essential role of independent journalism in our democracy.”
“We stand firmly behind our anchors, our reporters, and our newsroom,” the announcement added. “We will continue to report on the President, the administration, and the issues that impact the American people.”
Acosta seemed stunned in his response:
“The ban is happening. My friends at MS NOW have released a statement saying their journalists have been denied access to WH grounds this morning,” he wrote.
X users reacted to his post:
That is wonderful news! You guys pushed your luck and now you’re going to feel the consequences.
— TheThinker (@thinkorswim03) September 19, 2026
Great! You guys are dishonest, so no loss to the American people.
— Jeff R (@Navycb74) September 19, 2026
Good! More room for independent journalists who actually report the truth.
— Colorado Has Left Me (@MarieEggleston9) September 19, 2026
Will you learn anything from it? Like just report the news. You all have refused to cover his speeches, edited his interviews with you all to support your democratic narrative. That is mot news, its activism.. https://t.co/U6Igv46lSV
— America _Votes (@Votes4America) September 19, 2026
you take our tax money also but you do not tell the truth, OK maybe the weather report, and never would seek the truth while Obama, Clinton or Biden were in office. Your are the enemy, IMO.
— Mr. Kite (@mrkite9999) September 19, 2026
This: “defend our First Amendment rights” is contradicted by: ” We will continue to report”.
Hope that refresher in basic logic 101, helps.— Kimpossible (@KimberleyH80477) September 19, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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