# Media ban backfires, leaving Trump silenced

https://mins.news/en/video/68152

- CNN, 2026-09-22 01:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbcdeFER5hg

> The Trump administration unveiled a new White House helipad on Monday, but the president’s ban on specific news outlets backfired at the ceremony. Organizations in the official press pool boycotted the event, and although non-pool cameras recorded the ribbon-cutting, the absence of pool audio technicians meant almost none of Trump’s remarks could be heard.

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