White House Launches 24/7 'Trump TV' Streaming Channel Amid Press Ban Dispute

The White House launched a round-the-clock YouTube livestream Monday night, September 21 into September 22, 2026, branded 'Trump TV: The Essentials Station,' days after President Trump announced he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds. Deputy assistant to the president Kaelan Dorr described it as a '24/7 livestream of the Administration's greatest hits, unfiltered,' with the debut broadcast opening on Trump's July 3, 2026 Mount Rushmore speech and continuing with a loop of administration remarks, bill signings and public appearances rather than a conventional news schedule, hosts or live coverage. The launch came the same day the three banned outlets sued the administration and the White House television press pool halted coverage of Trump's events in protest; press-freedom advocates and Democratic lawmakers criticized the channel as 'state-run media.'