Vance defends White House media ban: ‘Politico is as anti-Trump as Breitbart was anti-Obama or anti-Biden’

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Vice President JD Vance pushed back against accusations that President Donald Trump banning three media outlets, Politico, CNN, and MS Now, from the White House is a violation of free speech.

“So he’s not banning media outlets,” Vance told reporters Monday morning as he heads to North Carolina to campaign with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. “What he’s doing is saying we’re not going to give you special access to the White House if you engage in what is effectively propaganda.”

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