Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

The Justice Department said late Tuesday that three major national media can be shut out from areas of the White House at the president's will, and because their coverage could be a threat to national security. A court filing from the Trump administration late Tuesday night argues "access to the White House is a privilege, not a right," in spite of First Amendment protections around press freedom.

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The administration lawyers argue that Trump can control areas of the White House to protect national security information that may be inside the complex. "At the very least, the Government may control reporters' access to restricted presidential areas, such as the Oval Office, even for viewpoint-discriminatory reasons," the Justice Department wrote to the court.

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No one cares what the corrupt DOJ has to say.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-09-23 07:01 AM | Reply

Ever since SCOTUS gave Pres Trump a free-pass on his subterranean ballroom project because of "national security," Pres Trump now seems to be hiding behind "national security" for all his poor decisions.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-09-23 12:45 PM | Reply

This is just a warmup for declaring a national emergency or a national security threat to stop or throw chaos into the midterm elections if the "fraudulent mail in ballots" delay releasing the total election counts or some such nonsense.

Remember.. the October Surprise is still be prepared for us. I'm so excited! I wonder what it will be this time? I bet it's a doozy!

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-09-23 01:08 PM | Reply

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