Coverage dated September 20, 2026 to September 22, 2026

Vance defends Trump's media ban as 'totally appropriate'

Headline from The Hill

Vice President Vance, who has long cast himself as a champion of free speech, defended President Trump’s ban on three outlets from the White House on Monday, calling the move “totally appropriate.” “He’s not banning media outlets.

The Hill's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Read the reports

Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

  1. Just the News

    Vance defends Trump's ban on three media outlets (opens Just the News)

    Published

    Just the News's feed description

    Trump has long feuded with the press, accusing it of holding a bias against him.

  2. The Hill

    Vance defends Trump's media ban as 'totally appropriate' (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    Vice President Vance, who has long cast himself as a champion of free speech, defended President Trump’s ban on three outlets from the White House on Monday, calling the move “totally appropriate.” “He’s not banning media outlets.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Vance defends White House media ban: ‘Politico is as anti-Trump as Breitbart was anti-Obama or anti-Biden’ (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Vice President JD Vance pushed back against accusations that President Donald Trump banning three media outlets, Politico, CNN, and MS Now, from the White House is a violation of free speech. “So he’s not banning media outlets,” Vance told reporters Monday morning as he heads to North Carolina to ca…

  4. Breitbart News

    JD Vance: Entitled Establishment Media Demand Special Access that Democrats Wouldn't Give to Breitbart (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    While answering questions before departing for a campaign event in North Carolina, Vice President JD Vance called out the hypocrisy of media outlets' complaints about media coverage inside the White House and said not giving hostile media special access is not violating their free-speech rights.

  5. Louder With Crowder

    Of course, JD Vance makes the perfect case for Trump "media ban" with his brilliant comparison (opens Louder With Crowder)

    Published

    Louder With Crowder's feed description

    Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium ! Check out our Election 2026 Dashboard to keep track ot the upcoming midterms! JD Vance: Why on God’s green earth would Trump be expected to give Politico special access when nobody in the media expected Biden or Ob…

Vance defends Trump's media ban as 'totally appropriate' | Since Then