Major TV Networks Stand With CNN, Decline to Replace White House Pool Crew as Network Sues Over Ban

ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox join CNN in saying no administration should restrict a news organization over its reporting September 21, 2026 @ 7:14 AM (Credit: Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images) The five major television networks that make up the White House TV pool are standing with CNN by declining to provide a replacement camera crew after the Trump administration prevented the network from fulfilling its scheduled pool duties Monday. “The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting,” Fox News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News said in a joint statement provided to TheWrap. The TV pool will not provide a replacement crew for CNN on Monday, according to an email to pool subscribers obtained by CNN’s Brian Stelter. More to come…