# White House bars media from Xi dinner as Trump fumes over lack of coverage

https://mins.news/en/video/73237

- CNN, 2026-09-25 00:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxZz9ifYf4s

> CNN and other outlets were denied access to President Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping even after a judge struck down the White House press ban. Trump then falsely claimed on social media that news networks had refused to cover the “magnificent” event.

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