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CNN Sues Trump For Violating Its First Amendment Right To Fabricate News
babylonbee.com ^ | September 21, 2026

Posted on 09/21/2026 12:13:41 PM PDT by V_TWIN

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the latest wave of legal turmoil enveloping the nation's capital, cable network CNN sued the Trump administration for allegedly violating its First Amendment rights to fabricate the news.

CNN, MSNOW, and Politico expressed outrage after President Donald Trump expelled the outlets from the White House, arguing that his administration was denying them their constitutional rights to make things up and report them as facts.

"He has no right to keep us from making things up," said CNN personality Kaitlan Collins. "It is the right — and indeed the duty — of major news outlets in the United States to carefully fabricate false narratives to undermine Trump's leadership and foment anger and fear among the populace. How are we supposed to erode confidence in the administration if we're not allowed to spread fake news? Our rights are being violated."

Trump remained defiant in response to heavy criticism of his decision. "They're just a bunch of losers," he told the remaining reporters in the Oval Office. "They have always been very unkind to me. Very unkind. But now, they'll have to be unkind outside, because I won't let them into the White House. Kaitlan Collins. Have you seen her? Not very attractive, sadly. She looks like someone made her with Silly Putty, doesn't she? Silly Putty Kaitlan, we call her. Sad."

At publishing time, a spokesperson for CNN's legal department said the network hoped to reach a resolution quickly and be back reporting blatant falsehoods from the White House press pool as soon as possible.


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1 posted on 09/21/2026 12:13:41 PM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: V_TWIN

One of the Great Questions of Life:

If you accidentally step in a pile of Kaitlan Collins, can you clean your shoe off, or do you have to throw the shoes away?


2 posted on 09/21/2026 12:19:12 PM PDT by kiryandil (I give up with this crew of trolls)
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To: V_TWIN

CNN Sues Trump For Violating Its First Amendment Rights.

Let them then sue them for slander and misinformation posting.


3 posted on 09/21/2026 12:20:27 PM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: V_TWIN

It’s getting very hard to tell the difference between truth and satire these days.


4 posted on 09/21/2026 12:21:37 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: kiryandil

You set ‘em on fire


5 posted on 09/21/2026 12:25:00 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave!)
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To: V_TWIN

Hey!

Somebody rang the doorbell, and set a paper bag holding The Unibrow on fire on the porch!


6 posted on 09/21/2026 12:27:39 PM PDT by kiryandil (I give up with this crew of trolls)
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To: No name given

Can Silly Putty go bad, and end up smelling like rotting dog feces?

Inquiring minds want to know!


7 posted on 09/21/2026 12:30:13 PM PDT by kiryandil (I give up with this crew of trolls)
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To: V_TWIN
They can do whatever they want because they have their own platform but it does not mean that they have guaranteed access to the White House.

Otherwise, YouTubers such as Tucker Carlson can demand daily access to the White House.

And I'm sure that he is getting more viewers than CNN nowadays.

8 posted on 09/21/2026 12:34:00 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: kiryandil
Neither.

You donate the shoes to a homeless shelter and pat yourself on the back for being a righteous citizen who's there for the downtrodden.

-PJ

9 posted on 09/21/2026 12:35:25 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Political Junkie Too

All while sending your daughter to a public skool filled with Nuffins...


10 posted on 09/21/2026 12:43:58 PM PDT by kiryandil (I give up with this crew of trolls)
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To: kiryandil
And to make up for it, she'll send her daughter to an Ivy League college so her daughter can graduate with a high school education.

-PJ

11 posted on 09/21/2026 12:48:00 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Political Junkie Too

LOLOL!!!


12 posted on 09/21/2026 12:52:45 PM PDT by kiryandil (I give up with this crew of trolls)
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To: V_TWIN

Ya gotta read the headlines twice just to be sure.


13 posted on 09/21/2026 1:13:53 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

This one’s only 50% satire. 😁


14 posted on 09/21/2026 1:30:43 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave!)
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To: kiryandil

I would love to see the news medai boycott Trump and then he brings in the you tube influencers who love him....


15 posted on 09/21/2026 1:45:29 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: V_TWIN
"How are we supposed to erode confidence in the administration if we're not allowed to spread fake news?"

Their expectations are unrealistic and the quality of their news is inferior.
16 posted on 09/21/2026 1:47:22 PM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: equaviator

Their expectations are unrealistic and the quality of their product is inferior.


17 posted on 09/21/2026 1:48:16 PM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: V_TWIN

THE BEE SCORES ANOTHER 10.0


18 posted on 09/21/2026 2:11:16 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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