‘Literally state-run TV’: Trump launches YouTube channel amid boycott by US networks
White House press coverage row continues, while anchor-less channel of the administration’s ‘latest and greatest’ streams propaganda for the Maga faithful Donald Trump’s previous television career centred around his role on The Apprentice, but US president’s latest media venture is a rather lower-budget affair, with the launch of Trump TV in the wake of his ban on several outlets from covering the White House. With major US networks agreeing to not cover the president while the dispute continues
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White House press coverage row continues, while anchor-less channel of the administration’s ‘latest and greatest’ streams propaganda for the Maga faithful
Donald Trump’s previous television career centred around his role on The Apprentice, but US president’s latest media venture is a rather lower-budget affair, with the launch of Trump TV in the wake of his ban on several outlets from covering the White House.
With major US networks agreeing to not cover the president while the dispute continues, on Monday the White House announced the new 24/7 YouTube live stream which it promised would feature “top past moments, announcements, and the latest and greatest from the administration all in one place”.
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- 113 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 22, 2026
- Byline
- Martin Belam
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- The Guardian