Trump Comments After Court Ruling Orders the Return of Ofq News to the White House

- U.S. President Donald Trump resumed his criticisms of Ofq News and MS NOW on Friday, claiming that their viewership is extremely low, following a U.S. court ruling that lifted his ban on three major American media outlets from entering the White House. Trump wrote in a post on his official account on his platform "Truth Social" on Friday: "The viewership of Ofq News and MSDNC has dropped significantly, and the main reason is a lack of credibility! They only write negative news about a man who won the election by a landslide, winning in all seven swing states, in the popular vote, and in 86% of the counties, and so on."

Trump added, speaking about himself: "And his popularity has increased thanks to the unprecedented success our country is achieving on the global stage and domestically."

To demonstrate the falsehood of Ofq News and MSDNC, they refused today to cover one of the biggest and most beautiful events the country has seen in many years, which is the arrival of the esteemed Chinese President Xi Jinping and his beautiful wife, Mrs. Peng, at the White House." Trump went on to say: "The event was wonderful, it was actually prepared for television, but since they are channels that spread 'fake news', and because they realized how great the event was, they did not want credit to go to Trump, so they refused to be there."

For this reason, these two channels are suffering from extremely low viewership rates. The official dinner tonight at the White House, in honor of President Xi, will be amazing!"

A federal court ruled on Thursday that the White House must allow journalists from Ofq News, MS NOW, and Politico to enter, after the court found that the restrictions imposed by the administration contradicted established legal precedents. This decision is considered a major victory for press freedom, despite the possibility of legal challenges or further confrontations in the future regarding media access.

Federal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to restore access for Ofq News, MS NOW, and Politico to the White House. The judge's order came after the three American news outlets were barred from entering the White House by President Trump.

In court documents and during a hearing held on Wednesday, the attorneys for the media organizations stated that the ban contradicts previous court rulings, violates due process, and was issued merely out of Trump's disdain for these journalists.