Trump Appears on 2 Networks in New York as 5 Major TV Outlets Boycott White House
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 21
Trump Appears on 2 Networks in New York as 5 Major TV Outlets Boycott White House
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 21
Summary
CNN and Fox News carried Trump live from New York on Monday, even after five major networks boycotting the White House press pool skipped his South Lawn event.
The boycott was triggered by Trump's ban on select news outlets, leaving his White House helipad ribbon-cutting covered only by a smaller broadcaster that could not clearly capture his remarks over Marine One.
Trump used the New York appearance at Gracie Mansion with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to argue the blackout was ineffective, telling reporters the networks 'never boycott me.'
The episode showed both the limits of a coordinated TV blackout in a fragmented media landscape and the risk the walkout still poses to Trump's television-driven style of governing.