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Obama ‘not surprised’ by Trump’s media ban, calls issue of press freedom ‘foundational’

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Barack Obama said he’s “not surprised” by President Donald Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, arguing that the issue should not be “partisan.”

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