The Trump Administration's Top Media Moments And Clashes Over First 100 Days

President Donald Trump's management and nan president himself person had respective contentious moments pinch journalists starring up to nan 100th time of his 2nd term. 

Trump has focused on deportations, separator security, enacting tariffs connected overseas countries and awesome cuts to national spending successful his first 100 days, each of which person drawn media scrutiny. 

He's besides granted interviews pinch Fox News, Time Magazine, The Atlantic, journalist Sharyl Attkisson, and an upcoming sit-down pinch ABC News' Terry Moran connected Tuesday night. 

Here's a look backmost astatine nan administration's apical media moments and shake-ups since Trump's inauguration. 

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President Donald Trump and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt person fought pinch nan media complete nan first 100 days of nan administration. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

White House bars Associated Press from definite events complete refusing to usage ‘Gulf of America’ terminology

The White House made waves aft it announced The Associated Press (AP) would beryllium barred from definite Oval Office and Air Force One events because it had refused to usage nan "Gulf of America" terminology aft Trump signed an executive bid renaming nan Gulf of Mexico.

The AP issued a statement successful February saying that it had been barred from a signing event. 

"Today we were informed by nan White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards pinch President Donald Trump’s executive bid renaming nan Gulf of Mexico arsenic nan Gulf of America, AP would beryllium barred from accessing an arena successful nan Oval Office. This afternoon, AP’s newsman was blocked from attending an executive bid signing," AP Executive Editor Julie Pace said successful a statement.

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On his measurement to Super Bowl LIX, President Trump signed an bid declaring Feb. 9 arsenic "Gulf of America Day." (Daniel Torok/Chief White House Photographer)

Trump's predominant clashes pinch CNN newsman Kaitlan Collins 

The president has fought pinch CNN White House analogous Kaitlan Collins galore times since taking office.

Shortly aft Trump took office, the president fought pinch Collins during remarks astir nan Washington, D.C., level crash, during which he accused nan Biden management of lowering aviation standards and suggested that Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies whitethorn person played a domiciled successful nan deadly crash. 

Collins objected to Trump’s rhetoric, calling him retired for "blaming Democrats and DEI policies and aerial postulation power and seemingly nan personnel of nan U.S. subject who was flying that Black Hawk helicopter."

As Collins asked him if he was getting up of nan investigation into nan crash, Trump disagreed and added, "I deliberation that’s not a very smart question. I’m surprised, coming from you."

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During different speech pinch nan CNN newsman successful early February that focused connected nan warfare betwixt Russia and Ukraine, Collins pressed nan president connected whether he trusted Russia's Vladimir Putin. Trump based on that he wanted bid and told Collins a negotiation to extremity nan war "should person been done by Biden years ago. This should person ne'er been allowed to happen. I cognize he’s a friend of yours." 

"He’s a friend of CNN. That’s why nobody watches CNN anymore, because they person nary credibility," Trump added.

Most recently, Trump went aft Collins during an speech successful nan Oval Office astir deported migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, during which he took questions alongside El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.

Trump welcomed Bukele to nan White House, and arsenic Collins tried to get successful a question, Trump said he wanted to perceive from nan "very low-rated anchor." Collins ignored nan slam and asked Trump if he would inquire Bukele to assistance successful bringing Garcia backmost to nan U.S. aft he was mistakenly deported. 

As he asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to reply Collins, Trump accused nan CNN newsman of asking nan mobility pinch "slant."

"They don't cognize what's happening, that's why cipher is watching them," Trump said. Earlier successful nan speech pinch Bukele, Trump said of CNN, "I deliberation they dislike our country" and accused it of stifling reporting astir decreased forbidden separator crossings nether his administration.

CNN big Dana Bash took time to take sides her web against Trump's attacks soon aft property convention connected her show. 

"I conscionable want to opportunity for nan record, since we heard President Trump opportunity successful nan Oval Office that CNN hates our country. CNN does not dislike our country. That should spell without saying. I’ve been present for 32 years, and I spot a rhetorical instrumentality successful him trying to — to opportunity specified a thing," she added.

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Karoline Leavitt shuts down AP newsman complete mobility astir tariffs

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted AP newsman Josh Boak for a mobility he posed to her astir tariffs, calling his questioning "insulting."

"I’m sorry, person you paid a tariff? Because I have," Boak asked arsenic Leavitt based on that it was not Trump that was pushing "tax hikes" done tariffs. Boak added, "They don’t get charged connected overseas companies. They get charged connected nan importers."

"And I deliberation it’s insulting that you are trying to trial my knowledge of economics and nan decisions that this president has made. I now regret giving a mobility to nan Associated Press," Leavitt said, moving connected to different reporter.

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White House, Trump blast MSNBC big for comments connected 13-year-old crab survivor

The White House called out MSNBC big Nicolle Wallace during a property briefing that followed Trump's reside to a associated convention of Congress aft nan left-wing web big criticized nan president's determination to characteristic a young crab subsister during his speech.

DJ Daniel, a 13-year-old crab survivor, received a opinionated ovation from a mostly of nan legislature assemblage aft Trump instructed Secret Service head Sean Curran to make Daniel an honorary Secret Service agent. However, galore Democrats remained seated during nan opinionated ovation. 

Wallace attempted to tie a relationship betwixt Daniel and nan January 6 Capitol riot.

"I dream he has a agelong life arsenic a rule enforcement officer," she said. "But I dream he ne'er has to take sides nan United States Capitol against Donald Trump's supporters, and if he does, I dream he isn't 1 of nan six who loses his life to suicide, and I dream he isn't 1 who has to attest against nan group who carried retired acts of seditious conspiracy and past lived to spot Donald Trump pardon those people."

"Last night, MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace disgustingly looped successful a 13-year-old boy pinch encephalon cancer into an onslaught connected nan president complete January 6," she said. "It's sad and frankly pathetic that Democrats and liberals successful nan bequest media proceed to let their hatred for nan president to override their emotion for our country."

Trump suggested nan MSNBC big should resign complete nan comments.

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Trump's ongoing conflict pinch ‘60 Minutes’

The president has continued to onslaught CBS News and "60 Minutes" since filing a suit against nan web successful October, alleging nan web practiced "deceptive conduct" successful its question and reply pinch erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris during nan 2024 statesmanlike campaign.

CBS’ genitor company, Paramount Global, and Trump are group to statesman mediation successful his $20 cardinal predetermination interference lawsuit, Fox News Digital confirmed earlier successful April.

The president has accused CBS of aiding his 2024 Democratic force done deceptive editing 1 period earlier he and Harris faced disconnected successful nan statesmanlike election. The saga began erstwhile Harris was wide mocked for a "word salad" reply she gave to "60 Minutes" analogous Bill Whitaker during a preview of nan question and reply connected "Face nan Nation," and CBS past aired a different reply to nan aforesaid mobility during a primetime special. 

The president criticized nan web connected April 13 successful a Truth Social station and said CBS should salary a "big price."

"I americium truthful honored to beryllium suing 60 Minutes, CBS Fake News, and Paramount, complete their fraudulent, beyond recognition, reporting. They did everything imaginable to illegally elite Kamala, including wholly and corruptly changing awesome answers to Interview questions, but it conscionable didn’t activity for them. They are not a ‘News Show,’ but a dishonest Political Operative simply disguised arsenic ‘News,’ and must beryllium responsible for what they person done, and are doing," Trump wrote on societal media aft criticizing a "60 Minutes" segment.

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Trump strikes down NBC newsman alleging conflict betwixt Rubio-Musk

Trump squashed rumors of a furniture gathering conflict betwixt Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio successful March, telling a newsman he was a "troublemaker" for bringing it up.

After Trump signed an executive bid to create nan White House Task Force for nan 2026 FIFA World Cup successful nan Oval Office, NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez tried to inquire astir Musk and Rubio.

"No clash. I was location — you’re conscionable a troublemaker," Trump said. "And you’re not expected to beryllium asking that question, because we’re talking astir nan World Cup."

After Gutierrez revealed he was pinch NBC, Trump added, "Ugh, nary wonder."

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The White House announces awesome changes to nan briefing room, and nan White House Correspondents' Association

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt announced astatine her first property briefing that nan Trump management was rolling retired awesome changes to make room for newer, little accepted media voices successful nan briefing room.

She said nan briefing room would beryllium opened up to "new media voices who nutrient news-related content" and outlets who haven't been welcomed into nan briefing room previously. Leavitt told reporters these changes were being made to support successful statement pinch President Donald Trump's "revolutionary media approach" that he deployed during his run successful speaking to celebrated podcast hosts and societal media influencers.

Leavitt announced successful February that nan White House property squad will now find nan rotations and which outlets get access, upending decades of nan White House Correspondents' Association (WCHA) making specified decisions.

She clarified that bequest media outlets that person been salient wrong nan WHCA will still person a beingness astatine briefings, and that nan 5 awesome tv networks will still beryllium relied connected to broadcast White House events. 

Leavitt based on the WHCA had represented an entrenched monopoly of "D.C. journalists" who nary longer represented nan wider media scenery and really Americans get their news.

"A prime group of D.C.-based journalists should nary longer person a monopoly complete nan privilege of property entree astatine nan White House. All journalists, outlets and voices merit a spot astatine this highly coveted table," she said.

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White House property caput Karoline Leavitt speaks during nan regular briefing astatine nan White House successful Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2025.  (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The White House determination "tears astatine nan independency of a free property successful nan United States," WHCA president Eugene Daniels said successful a statement. "It suggests nan authorities will take nan journalists who screen nan president. In a free country, leaders must not beryllium capable to take their ain property corps."

Opening nan WHCA yearly meal successful D.C. connected Saturday, Daniels lamented that it had been an "extremely difficult" year for nan property and called retired Trump for not attending. 

When concluding nan event, Daniels referenced nan president's predominant disapproval of nan media and defended his profession, saying journalists are not nan governmental "opposition" to nan Trump management nor nan "enemy of nan people."  

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Fox News' Kristine Parks, David Rutz, Rachel del Guidice, Brian Flood, Lindsay Kornick and Nikolas Lanum contributed to this report.