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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Trump confronts CNN's Collins at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me'

President Trump called out CNN's Kaitlan Collins on camera as he arrived in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, telling her the network had no business covering him after its White House ban, a confrontation that landed as CNN and two other outlets prepared to sue over denied access. Trump spotted Collins among […] The post Trump confronts CNN's Collins at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me' appeared first on American Almanac .

President Trump called out CNN's Kaitlan Collins on camera as he arrived in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, telling her the network had no business covering him after its White House ban, a confrontation that landed as CNN and two other outlets prepared to sue over denied access. Trump spotted Collins among the press contingent waiting at his UNGA arrival and addressed her directly, expressing surprise that CNN had sent a correspondent to cover him at all. The exchange came days after the White House barred CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from its press operations, citing what Trump called their "'reporting' FAKE NEWS." The president did not mince words. As Breitbart News reported , Trump told Collins: "It's an honor to be…Open

Where did the confrontation between President Trump and Kaitlan Collins take place?
The confrontation took place in New York as President Trump arrived for the United Nations General Assembly.
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How did Fox News respond to the White House preventing CNN from fulfilling its assigned pool duties?
Bryan Boughton, the head of Fox News's Washington bureau and chair of the White House TV pool, issued a statement saying, "The TV pool will not be covering events designated as pool coverage of the President."
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What was President Trump's stated reason for banning CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House?
Trump's stated reason was that the outlets were producing what he considered "fake news" and he was done granting them access.
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What did President Trump say to CNN's Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations General Assembly?
President Trump told Kaitlan Collins, "It's an honor to be here. I'm surprised that CNN is here covering me. You shouldn't be here, you should not be here covering me. You said you weren't going to cover me, you shouldn't be covering me."
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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump DOJ Hits Back at Corporate Media Lawsuit Against White House Bans: ‘Access is a Privilege, Not a Right.’

The Trump administration argues that access to the White House is a privilege, not a right, citing national security concerns and breaches of decorum by the media outlets.

The Trump administration has stated that access to the White House is a privilege, not a right, in response to corporate media outlets suing the administration over their loss of White House access. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has defended the administration’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and POLITICO from the White House, calling corporate media access to the complex a privilege rather than a constitutional right. In a late-night filing Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., four DOJ attorneys, including Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, argued that Trump acted after determining the outlets had failed to meet expected standards of professionalism and decorum. DETAIL:…Open