An unbelievable scene unfolded on Monday (Sept. 21) at an event at the White House, where U.S. President Donald Trump, delivered remarks without his words being heard, as none of the country’s major media outlets were present to broadcast the audio via microphones. Only silent footage was broadcast, showing Trump cutting a ribbon while standing next to workers.
This development comes as a result of the boycott announced earlier today by major U.S. media outlets regarding live coverage of the U.S. president, thereby demonstrating in practice their support for CNN, which Trump has barred from the White House.
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LMFAO — Trump is holding an event at the White House right now, but there’s no audio because the press pool isn’t there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump’s attacks on the press “backfiring just a little bit” pic.twitter.com/dAy1dvDvFL
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 21, 2026
Four of the largest U.S. television networks—CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox—have decided to stop covering the U.S. president.
“Effective today, the pool of accredited reporters covering the U.S. president will no longer cover events attended by the president that fall within the pool’s purview,” said Brian Burton, a Fox spokesperson and organizer of the network’s pool, which is responsible for filming the president throughout the day and distributing the resulting footage.
Under a long-standing agreement, the five networks take turns filming the President and providing live footage to one another, as well as to the broader press corps. Local television stations, newspaper websites, and media outlets around the world rely on this coverage.
The networks’ decision follows a conflict that began on Friday, when Donald Trump announced in a social media post that he was “banning” CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House.
On Saturday, reporters from all three outlets were barred from entering the White House complex, while these outlets filed a lawsuit citing the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the protection of freedom of the press.
Source: Proto Thema
