ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox went dark on White House pool coverage over Trump's CNN ban. Will they resume it by Sept 28?
62% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 13 predictions cast.
The five networks that make up the White House television pool — ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC — resumed pool coverage of President Trump on September 25, 2026, after CNN's access to the White House grounds was restored. The suspension began on September 18, when Trump barred CNN, along with Politico and MS NOW, from the complex over its reporting, prompting the pool's five members to jointly halt coverage in solidarity, arguing that "no administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting."
Coverage resumed after a federal judge ruled that the White House had violated the barred outlets' due process rights and ordered their credentials restored, following a lawsuit filed by CNN, Politico and MS NOW. Once CNN regained physical access, the pool — which rotates reporters and photographers to cover the president in tight spaces like the Oval Office and Air Force One — resumed its normal rotation on Trump's events.
The community predicted this outcome correctly, with 62% expecting the networks to resume coverage by September 28. The episode marked one of the more unified pushbacks by major broadcast and cable outlets against White House press restrictions in recent years, underscoring how quickly a credentialing dispute escalated into a court fight over press access.