The Sound of Silence: What Happened When Trump Spoke Up (or Down) In recent years, tensions between the White House and major US TV networks have escalated.
President Trump's appearance at a new White House helicopter pad unveiling was rendered inaudible by the din of helicopters. The real news here is that major US TV networks chose to boycott the event.
This was no ordinary protest: CNN, a member of the network pool, had been banned from White House grounds for the first time since 1975, sparking an unprecedented backlash from media outlets.