President Donald Trump has lashed out at media networks boycotting the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping amid the ongoing fallout from his White House media ban. The White House banned journalists from CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from entering the complex last week after Trump accused them of "fake news," and later argued that their reporting was a risk to national security. Major U.S. outlets, including Fox News, subsequently suspended their pool coverage in response to the ban.
Responding to the boycott, Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday: "CNN and MSDNC's Ratings have dropped considerably. The primary reason is NO CREDIBILITY! They only write badly about a man who won the Election IN A GIANT LANDSLIDE, winning all 7 Swing States, the Popular Vote, and 86% of the Counties, etc., and whose Popularity has grown because of the unprecedented SUCCESS our Country is having on both the World Stage, and at home." He added: "CNN and MSDNC, to show you how fake they are, today refused to cover one of the Biggest and Most Beautiful Events to take place in many years, the arrival at the White House of the Highly Respected President of China, Xi Jinping, and his beautiful wife, Madam Peng.
The event was magnificent — Actually made for Television but, because they’re Fake News, and because they knew how good it would be, they didn't want credit to be given to 'TRUMP,' they refused to be there. That's why they have such poor Ratings." Early on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Timothy James Kelly issued an order preventing the enforcement of the White House's ban amid a pending legal challenge from the news outlets.
A state dinner was held for President Xi at the White House on Thursday evening. However, the event was not televised by any of the major U.S. networks after the White House refused to let a CNN reporter cover the event. This is a developing story.
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