The White House has rolled out its own round-the-clock streaming channel, dubbed “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station,” promising a nonstop feed of content tied to President Donald Trump’s administration.
The announcement came via the official White House account on X (formerly Twitter), which described the service as live, updated in real time, and packed with “top past moments, announcements, and the latest and greatest from the administration all in one place.” The post framed the channel as a way to bring viewers footage that, in the White House’s words, “hasn’t made it on your TV” through traditional broadcasts.
The debut lands at an especially tense moment for relations between the administration and the press corps. US news outlets have been pushing back against what they describe as new limits on journalists’ ability to cover White House events and officials, sparking public complaints from reporters and media organizations about shrinking access.
Critics say a government-run streaming channel raises questions about whether the White House is trying to bypass independent journalism altogether, delivering its own curated narrative directly to the public instead of submitting to questioning from reporters. Supporters counter that it simply offers Americans another way to follow the administration’s work.
To read the full story and see the original announcement, check out the report from Reforma.
Source: Lanza Casa Blanca TRUMP TV en medio de choque con medios (Reforma).
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