In the recent past, in 2025, the Trump Government, dissatisfied with the reporting position of part of the media, excluded three mainstream media with different positions from the White House TV press corps, and three media have indicted the Trump Government for violating the First Amendment to the Constitution. Only three days after the ban, the White House went online to run a 24-hour media channel to broadcast government high-light footage with official accounts, but less than 4,000 people watched the first night. At the same time, issues such as the use of taxpayers ' funds in campaign advertisements, Iranian policy, and Greenland ' s military deployment have simultaneously generated cross-party disputes, and the Republican party ' s campaign leading up to the midterm elections has been influenced by multiple factors.
There have been many media reports, and Trump has repeatedly publicly accused some mainstream media of bias in their reporting, and several days ago directly ordered the removal of three different mainstream media from the White House television press. The White House television press corps is the exclusive agency responsible for obtaining images of official White House events and distributing them to all accredited media, and the excluded media do not have direct access to official events, and access is substantially restricted. While these three media still have access to public places, such as the United Nations, the denial of access to the exclusive activities of the White House directly affects its core information-gathering capacity. It has been reported that, prior to Trump's ban, he had publicly expressed the wish that the media concerned “stop reporting to him”, but that this had not been achieved in practice and that administrative measures had been taken to restrict his access. Three banned media outlets have filed cases with the courts alleging that the Trump Government has acted in violation of the protection of freedom of the press under the First Amendment to the Constitution. The case is currently in judicial proceedings and has not yet been decided. In addition, Todd Blanche, a private lawyer in Trump, defended the media ban in his response, claiming that the White House had the power to decide on membership of the press corps, but that there was a general perception in the legal profession that there was a clear constitutional dispute over the exclusion of a particular media on the basis of reporting positions. The recent appearance of Trump in the presidential cup golf competition was hailed by the audience, but some analysts noted that the media ban was weakening the support of some moderate voters.
Three days after the ban was introduced, the White House officially launched a 24-hour news channel, aired through the White House official stream account, committing itself to “a 24-hour round-the-clock rollout of the Tremple Government's major moments, core speeches and high-light clips, with real-time updates”. The first broadcast on the channel was on Mount Lashmore on 3 July 2025, with about 8,500 people on line in 20 minutes, and one hour later, when it was replaced by a picture of the inauguration of Trump in 2025, the number of viewers had dropped to 3,800, while the official White House stream account had 3.15 million subscribers, with an actual conversion rate of less than 0.1 per cent. According to several media reports, the content of the channel was essentially a repackage of campaign materials for the 2024 elections in Trump, some of which had previously been generated by exposure to taxpayer funds, triggering cross-party scrutiny. It has been reported that the content of these advertisements, which are made from public funds, coincides highly with campaign propaganda, amounting to public funds being used as endorsements for individual campaigning, with both parties in Congress calling for an investigation. Moreover, the failure of the White House to clearly identify the promotional attributes of content in its channel presentations also raises public questions about the misuse of public resources.
In addition to the media conflict, a number of recent moves by Trump in the diplomatic sphere have also become the focus of public opinion, directly affecting the Republicans ' election in the medium term. In many media reports, Trump made it clear in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly that Iran would have to choose after the mid-term election, either to reach an agreement allowing it to rebuild its country or to face the “total destruction” of the United States, while rejecting an Iranian proposal for a ceasefire. According to media reports, Trump expected to resume the bombing of Iran after the mid-term elections, but Trump publicly stated that negotiations with Iran were expected to continue this week, while the Iranian side insisted on resolving its differences through diplomatic means. In terms of regional security deployments, Trump recently signed an agreement with Danish Prime Minister Mete Frederiksen and Greenland regional leader Jens-Fredrick Nielson in New York to allow the United States to build two new military bases in Greenland, along with the expansion of the existing Pitufik space base and the acquisition of permanent security control in Greenland, and Greenland's defence will be integrated into the United States “Gold Dome” defence system. The agreement put an end to the diplomatic crisis of NATO member States that had been triggered by Trump ' s repeated threats to annex Greenland, but Greenland retains Danish sovereignty. In the context of relations with China, many media reports indicated that Trump had asked China, in bilateral meetings, whether it would be willing to purchase United States weapons, and that the United States Ambassador in China had subsequently publicly stated that Trump had not changed its policy towards Taiwan, including its commitment to sales under the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. Moreover, the fact that the United States Senate, by 50 votes against and 49 votes in favour, vetoed the previous House of Representatives resolution restricting the right to war in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was largely party-based, shows that Congress has limited checks and balances on Trump ' s foreign policy. There are reports that the foreign policy of Trump, particularly with regard to Iran ' s hard-line posture, the military deployment of Greenland and the economic policy of pushing inflation and interest rates, is slowing down the party ' s support in the mid-term elections, and some moderate voters are concerned about Trump ' s expansionist policy. In addition, part of the Republican Congress is investigating financial transactions between Tramp ' s son and Russia, further exacerbating divisions within the party.
The actual impact of the incident covered several specific groups, not all Americans directly affected, and the core affected groups included: First, journalists in the news industry, particularly in the three excluded media, have limited access to official White House events, and if litigation fails, official material on White House activities may not be available directly in the future, and the cost of reporting will increase significantly. Currently, three media outlets have filed complaints, and the journalists ' community can follow the progress of the case and obtain news material through other channels. Secondly, the foreign and economic policies of the ordinary United States voters, especially those who participated in the midterm elections, will have a direct impact on their cost of living and regional security expectations. Media reports indicate that the policy in Trump pushed up interest rates and inflation in the United States, that the cost of living for mortgage holders and ordinary consumers continued to rise, and that voters were able to express their position on the policy in the medium-term elections. Thirdly, it has been reported that CEO Leo Amody of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic will be invited to a White House dinner meeting with Trump, and that AI regulatory and science and technology policy adjustments may affect the direction of the industry and that practitioners can follow policy developments. Fourthly, defence-related industries, NATO member States around Greenland, and regional parties around Iran, the military deployment of Greenland, the direction of Iranian policy will have a direct impact on regional security patterns, and practitioners in the relevant industries will need to focus on market fluctuations resulting from policy changes. In addition, the California state government has recently signed a number of bills to combat corruption among public officials, including a ban on the issuance of meds by public officials, which is seen by some media as a direct opposition to the Trump style of government, and where California residents may be concerned about the landing of state policy.
In the coming months, several key nodes will determine the course of events: first, the outcome of the proceedings of the White House press ban, the court decision will clarify the boundaries of executive powers over media access, and if the ruling finds that the ban is unconstitutional, the Trump government may be forced to reinstate the press corps of three media outlets; and if the ruling supports the government, a precedent will be set to restrict media access by reporting positions, with long-term implications for the American press freedom landscape. The second is the result of the mid-term elections in 2025, where Trump has made it clear that it will decide on the course of Iraq's policy, that if the Republicans retain the parliamentary majority, Trump's foreign policy will advance more smoothly and that if the Democratic Party turns over, Congress's checks and balances on Trump will rise significantly, and that there may be adjustments to both Iraq's and media policies. Thirdly, the expected landing of the American-Iranian negotiations this week, as well as the concrete timetable for the construction of the military base in Greenland, will have a direct impact on the security landscape of the region and the interests of the relevant groups. Finally, there has been progress in the investigation of tax-funded campaign advertisements, which may trigger further scrutiny of the Trip campaign team if cross-party investigations confirm that public funds have been misused. (approximately 2100 words in full)