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White House bars four print reporters from covering dinner between U.S., North Korea leaders

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 27, 2019
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Targets: Eli Stokols, Jeff Mason, Jonathan Lemire, Justin Sink

Government agency or public official involved →: Donald Trump

Trump stops regular press briefings, citing unfair media treatment

Incident Details

Updated On: April 23, 2019
Date of Incident: January 23, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: White House Correspondent's Association

Government agency or public official involved →: Donald Trump

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

White House bans CNN reporter from event for 'inappropriate' questions

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Kaitlan Collins (CNN)

Government agency or public official involved →: Bill Shine

Donald Trump

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

The Nation reporter forcibly removed from Trump–Putin press conference

Incident Details

Updated On: March 26, 2019
Date of Incident: July 16, 2018
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Targets: Sam Husseini (The Nation)

Government agency or public official involved →: Donald Trump

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

White House aides shout down CNN's Jim Acosta as he questions President Trump

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 16, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Jim Acosta (CNN)

Government agency or public official involved →: Donald Trump