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Trump admin cites VP Vance's own briefing as justification for press ban

White House accused outlets of endangering national security for reporting quotes from a sanctioned background call it organized.

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What to know

  • Trump administration banned news outlets citing national security concerns about Iran war coverage, but the 'anonymous official' justifying the ban was VP Vance himself speaking on a White House-organized call.
  • The White House set the anonymity rules for the June briefing call, then attacked outlets for following those rules—a contradiction at the heart of the press ban.
  • Most major outlets (CNN, NYT, Washington Post) cannot publicly identify Vance as the source because they agreed to the call's ground rules; only Status, which did not participate, can.

Donald TrumpDonald Trump PresidentJD VanceJD Vance Vice PresidentOliver Darcy Media reporter, founder of Status

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    Darcy highlights the irony of Trump attacking press over practices the White House authorized

    Darcy explains that background briefings are standard practice in Washington across administrations, and that the White House both invited reporters to the call and set the anonymity rules—yet is now attacking outlets for following those rules.

    “obviously, what's even more abnormal here is then accusing that outlet of endangering national security or spreading falsehoods for participating in a call they were invited to by the White House and following the ground rules.”
    — Oliver Darcy
    • europesays@pubeurope.com

      https://www. europesays.com/3273600/ Media reporter Oliver Darcy unpacks the story behind President Trump’s press ban : NPR # JamesDavidVance # JdVance # vance # VicePresident # VP

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  2. background

    Oliver Darcy identifies VP Vance as the anonymous source — Media reporter Oliver Darcy breaks the story that the anonymous official cited in the White House's ban justification was VP JD Vance himself, speaking on the White House-organized background call. Darcy's outlet Status was not bound by the call's anonymity rules because it did not participate.

  3. background

    Trump administration bans news outlets, cites national security threat — The White House issues a letter to Politico banning outlets and claiming their Iran coverage posed a threat to national security, specifically citing the June story about the U.S. nearing a deal to end the war.

  4. background

    Politico publishes Iran deal story with anonymous quote — Politico publishes the story from the background briefing, attributing quotes to an anonymous senior administration official, following the ground rules set by the White House.

  5. background

    White House holds background briefing on Iran war negotiations — VP JD Vance participates in a sanctioned background briefing call with reporters about U.S. nearing a deal to end the war in Iran. Reporters are instructed to refer to him only as 'a senior administration official.'