Trump Reveals Which News Outlet He Believes Covers Him ‘Fairly’

President Donald Trump praised Breitbart News on Friday as one of the few major media organizations he believes has treated him fairly, drawing a sharp contrast with outlets he has accused of years of dishonest and politically motivated coverage.

The president made the remarks during an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office while defending his administration’s decision to prohibit CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists from entering White House grounds.

Washington Examiner reporter Naomi Lim asked Trump about the legal justification for imposing those restrictions. The president responded by addressing the broader hostility he says has defined much of the media’s coverage of both his political career and his second administration.

“I get it from Breitbart,” Trump said, while adding that he gets “a little bit from Fox.”

Trump offered limited praise for Fox News but immediately criticized the network’s polling, which he suggested has consistently failed to reflect the strength of his political support.

The president pointed to the scale of his 2024 election victory as evidence that the overwhelmingly negative portrayal of him in the national media is disconnected from the views of millions of Americans.

“I won the presidency. I won all seven swing states. I won the popular vote. I won 87% of the counties. That’s why the maps are all red when you look, except for two little blue lines on each side on each coast. I won a landslide, and I get no — I get, I don’t get fair press. I get it from Breitbart. I get it from a little bit from Fox. Fox is the worst. I think Fox has, frankly, the worst polls in the whole business,” Trump said.

His comments followed an announcement on Truth Social that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would no longer be granted access to the White House.

According to Trump, the decision was not prompted by one isolated report. Instead, he portrayed it as a response to a longstanding pattern of coverage that he considers inaccurate and unfair.

“You get sick of it,” Trump told reporters when questioned about the move.

Trump also indicated that other media organizations could face similar consequences if they continue publishing information his administration considers false.

At the center of the controversy is a fundamental disagreement over whether admission to White House property is a privilege controlled by the executive branch or a form of press access protected against viewpoint-based retaliation under the First Amendment.

CNN rejected the administration’s reasoning and defended the work of its White House correspondents. The network argued that stripping reporters of access because officials object to their coverage would violate constitutional protections afforded to the press.

Politico issued a similar response, saying it intends to continue reporting on the administration while defending its First Amendment rights.

The administration began enforcing the restrictions Saturday. Journalists representing CNN, MS NOW and Politico reported that they were prevented from entering White House grounds.

CNN and MS NOW reporters said their credentials had been deactivated. Politico said the badge belonging to one of its White House correspondents was confiscated.

The confrontation will likely invite legal scrutiny because federal courts have previously placed limits on the government’s authority to revoke White House press credentials based on a reporter’s conduct or coverage.

During Trump’s first term, CNN filed a lawsuit after the White House revoked correspondent Jim Acosta’s credential following a contentious 2018 press conference. A federal judge temporarily ordered the administration to restore Acosta’s access while the case proceeded.

The Trump administration is also involved in a separate legal battle with The Associated Press concerning restrictions on the organization’s access to certain presidential events.

Press-freedom advocates argue that government officials cannot use access restrictions to punish news organizations for unfavorable reporting or editorial viewpoints.

The White House, however, maintains that the administration has the authority to determine which journalists enter highly restricted presidential spaces, including the Oval Office and the traveling press pool.

For Trump, the latest dispute represents another front in his long-running fight against a media establishment that he believes routinely distorts his record while disregarding the voters who returned him to the White House.