The White House has launched a 24/7 online video feed called “Trump TV” after major United Stated (US) television networks suspended their shared coverage of President of US Donald Trump following the administration’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
The White House promoted the feed on X, saying, “TRUMP TV IS STREAMING NOW. 24/7, updated in real time, with top past moments, announcements, and the latest and greatest from the administration all in one place.”
The White House also posted, “Get real-time updates and live events streamed DIRECTLY to your phone,” describing the feed as a way to get news “straight from the Trump Administration.”
The White House’s YouTube channel launched the stream under the title “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station”. Its first broadcast featured Trump’s July 3 address at Mount Rushmore, followed by his 2025 inauguration, indicating that the channel will also carry footage from previous events.
The launch followed a decision by ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC to suspend their participation in the White House television pool after the administration prevented CNN from carrying out its assigned pool duties.
CNN, along with ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC, is part of the television pool that rotates responsibility for recording and distributing footage of the president to other news organisations. The networks decided not to designate another broadcaster to replace CNN after the administration barred the network from the White House.
The decision came after CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a lawsuit against the administration on Monday, arguing that the ban violated their First Amendment rights.
Trump had announced the ban, accusing the three outlets of reporting what he called “FAKE NEWS”.
The absence of the television pool was audibly noticeable during Trump’s appearance at the White House, where he unveiled a new helipad. The White House provided its own livestream of the event, but Trump’s remarks could not be heard clearly over the sound of a helicopter because the professional boom microphones normally used for pool coverage were not in place.
The television pool has provided coverage of US presidents since 1950, with participating networks sharing the responsibility of recording and distributing footage.
