photo #9401744

Different presidents, different parties, but a familiar fight with the press. In 2009, the Obama administration tried to exclude Fox News from a pooled interview, but other networks objected and the White House backed down. In 2026, the Trump administration went further by barring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico reporters from White House grounds and deactivating their credentials, prompting other news organizations to defend them. The details are not identical, but both episodes show presidents using access as leverage against news organizations they viewed as hostile or unfair.#barackobama #donaldtrump #foxnews #cnn #politico