# Analysis: Trump escalates media fight after week of setbacks

https://mins.news/en/item/66070

- BBC News, 2026-09-19 17:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmn8ed1xpxnyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> After a week of setbacks on voting, interest rates and the Kennedy Center, Donald Trump has intensified his feud with the White House press. CNN, Politico and MS NOW journalists were denied entry and had their credentials confiscated. The outlets plan lawsuits, raising First Amendment questions over government discrimination against the press.

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