Jon Stewart on Trump’s White House media ban: ‘authoritarian crackdown’
Late-night hosts respond to Trump’s removal of outlets such as CNN and Politico from the White House press pool over ‘negative stories’
TL;DR
- Jon Stewart described Donald Trump's White House media ban as an "authoritarian crackdown" and a disregard for the constitution.
- Stewart advised Trump to "president better" rather than ban the press.
- Seth Meyers highlighted rising diesel prices, potential toilet paper price hikes due to a trade war with Canada, and other economic woes.
- Meyers also mocked Trump's proposed "triumphal" military arch.
- Jimmy Kimmel stated that Trump views bad news as "fake news" and is reacting personally to reporting he dislikes.
- Kimmel noted that major news networks, including Fox News, issued a joint statement condemning the ban.
- The White House ban targeted outlets like CNN, MS Now, and Politico, with Trump attributing it to "purposely negative stories."