Trump Action Archive

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• Trump posted false claims about James Talarico's whereabouts — Trump posted on social media claiming that Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was "MISSING IN ACTION" and asking "Where is he? What is wrong with him?" while suggesting "bad rumors" were circulating. The post demanded Talarico immediately appear for a debate. In fact, Talarico was ill and planned to return to campaigning that weekend.

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• Trump posts complaints about Fox News coverage of Democratic candidates — Trump made a series of posts complaining that Fox News spends more time covering Democratic candidates than Republican candidates. Trump specifically criticized Fox for interviewing Democratic candidates Abdulrahman El-Sayed and Dan Osborn, and for featuring commentator Jessica Tarlov. Trump claimed Fox is "promoting the Dumocrats, not the Republicans and MAGA" and stated that "they have totally lost their way." Trump repeated similar complaints at a campaign rally, stating that Fox puts on Democrats and allows them to "talk, talk, talk" while hardly fighting them.
• Trump complained to Fox News about Martha MacCallum's interview with Abdul El-Sayed — White House officials reached out to Fox News to complain about anchor Martha MacCallum's interview with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, which they characterized as insufficiently critical. Trump posted on Truth Social calling the interview "softball," signaling dissatisfaction with Fox's coverage and attempting to influence editorial decisions at the network.

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• White House bars Politico from Air Force One press pool; CNN also repeatedly excluded — The White House refused to allow Politico on Air Force One on Monday, preventing the news organization from fulfilling its press corps pool responsibilities. This follows a pattern: news outlets filed a lawsuit on September 21 alleging the ban violates the First and Fifth Amendments. Judge Timothy Kelly sided with the plaintiffs and issued a temporary restraining order requiring the Trump administration to reinstate journalists' press badges. Since then, the White House has repeatedly barred CNN from traveling on Air Force One on days when it was CNN's turn to be the TV pool representative. The Trump administration appears to be justifying these restrictions by claiming access to the White House complex differs from access to tight spaces like Air Force One. Judge Kelly is scheduled to hold a hearing on Thursday over the news outlets' request for a preliminary injunction.
• White House blocks Politico from Air Force One pool rotation — The White House decided to block Politico from riding on Air Force One and called numerous other outlets to ask one to fill the primary print slot for the out-of-town pool rotation. Each of those outlets declined to step in, leaving the pool slot unfilled.
• Trump administration defended restrictions on news organizations' press access — The Trump administration continued to defend its decision to restrict press access for reporters from CNN, MSNBC, and Politico on journalistic conduct grounds. CNN, MSNBC, and Politico filed a federal court challenge, asking a judge to continue blocking the restrictions and to rule on long-term protections. The judge previously ordered temporary relief and is expected to rule on permanent protections.