Rubio: Trump’s White House media ban isn’t ‘kicking down doors’ — outlets can cover, just can’t have a desk at the White House

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended Trump’s decision to ban CNN, Politico and MSNBC from White House coverage, saying outlets aren’t being closed or reporters arrested — they simply aren’t allowed to work from a White House workspace. The ban, described as the administration’s most extreme access restriction to date, has led to a lawsuit by the outlets, while NBC News has limited pool coverage of the president; Rubio said the outlets can still cover, just not from a desk inside the White House.