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Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, court told

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Lawyer for CNN, MS Now and Politico says Trump admitted he banned networks from White House over their coverage Donald Trump continues to be the strongest witness for the media companies arguing that they were unfairly barred from the White House at his direction, a lawyer representing CNN, MS Now and Politico told a federal judge on Thursday afternoon. The media coalition was in court asking the judge to extend the temporary restraining order (TRO) he issued on 24 September requiring the White House to lift the ban for 14 days. That temporary reprieve was scheduled to expire on Thursday, but district court judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, said he would extend it until Tuesday and that he would probably rule on a motion for a preliminary injunction by that day. That means the White House will be forced to allow journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico to continue accessing the building until at least Tuesday. Continue reading...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • DJT TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP COM

    GA selected DJT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: media, trump. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • SOCL GLOBAL X SOCIAL MEDIA ETF

    GA selected SOCL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: media. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • DJTWW TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GRO

    GA selected DJTWW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: media, trump. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
DJT+6.93%+4.99%—-0.24%-1.34%-3.04%-5.72%
SOCL+0.28%-0.25%—+0.00%+0.00%+0.00%+3.22%
DJTWW———————

Lawyer for CNN, MS Now and Politico says Trump admitted he banned networks from White House over their coverage Donald Trump continues to be the strongest witness for the media companies arguing that they were unfairly barred from the Whit…

Source: The Guardian

Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)

Across 5 earlier stories, Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) the next day averaged -4.44%. The largest gain was -4.44% and the largest drop was -4.44%, from 1 prices.

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)the next day-4.44%-4.44%-4.44%1
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)three days later-8.75%-8.75%-8.75%1
Global X Social Media Etf (SOCL)the next day+3.22%+3.22%+3.22%4
Global X Social Media Etf (SOCL)three days later+3.22%+3.22%+3.22%4

The price since 11 Oct 2026: Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, court told,” Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) is -19.30%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a -17.83% difference versus the market.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)that day-0.24%final price
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)the next day-1.34%final price
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)two days later-3.04%final price
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)three days later-5.72%final price
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)three days earlier+4.99%final price
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)five days earlier+6.93%final price
GLDthat day+0.74%final price
GLDthe next day+2.33%final price
GLDtwo days later+1.68%final price
GLDthree days later+1.54%final price
GLDthree days earlier+0.98%final price
GLDfive days earlier+1.84%final price
QQQthat day-1.35%final price
QQQthe next day-0.86%final price
QQQtwo days later-1.55%final price
QQQthree days later-1.86%final price
QQQthree days earlier-0.22%final price
QQQfive days earlier-2.07%final price
Global X Social Media Etf (SOCL)that day0.00%final price
Global X Social Media Etf (SOCL)the next day0.00%final price
Global X Social Media Etf (SOCL)two days later0.00%final price
Global X Social Media Etf (SOCL)three days later+3.22%final price
Global X Social Media Etf (SOCL)three days earlier-0.25%final price
Global X Social Media Etf (SOCL)five days earlier+0.28%final price
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Who gains and who loses around Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)

Companies tied to this story

  • DJT Trump Media & Technology Group

    Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Oct 2026 story “Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, court told.” Reason on file: GA selected DJT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: media, trump. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SOCL Global X Social Media Etf

    Global X Social Media Etf (SOCL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Oct 2026 story “Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, court told.” Reason on file: GA selected SOCL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: media. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • DJTWW Trump Media & Technology Group

    For “Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, court told,” Trump Media & Technology Group (DJTWW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DJTWW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: media, trump. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)

On 11 Oct 2026, “Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, court told” is the story that connects Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) to this story.

The link for Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) is this: GA selected DJT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: media, trump. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, Global X Social Media Etf (SOCL), is listed for a different reason: GA selected SOCL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: media. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) price range

DJT traded between 6.41 and 9.47 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 6.44. DJTWW traded between 3.37 and 5.37 across 14 sessions. The latest close on file is 3.37. SOCL traded between 43.03 and 45.44 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 44.07.

How strong the case is around Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT)

27 out of 100

“Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, court told” scores 27 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 3 linked companies.