Overview
- Stephen Miller told Fox News that CNN rejected repeated White House offers to book him on any program, quoting the network as saying it would not take him on any show or topic.
- CNN publicly denied any ban and said members of the administration, including Miller, are welcome on its air as warranted by the news.
- White House communications chief Steven Cheung said the offer to book Miller remained open for a third day and labeled CNN the "Chicken News Network," while Vice President JD Vance urged the channel to feature administration voices.
- President Trump said CNN should be sold, weighing in as Warner Bros. Discovery considers bids that include a rival Paramount/Skydance offer and a separate Netflix deal for other assets.
- Media figures outside CNN, including NPR’s Steve Inskeep and Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau, publicly invited Miller to appear on their programs.