U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed in an interview with NBC the boycott by major American media outlets of President Donald Trump, following the ban on reporters from MSNBC, CNN and Politico from entering the White House. Rubio said that "it sounds like they're really pro-Iran. They treat everything Iran says as truth, and dismiss statements by American officials. They're not being boycotted, they can cover the White House. They just can't have a permanent work station there. Why should there be people in that building who don't cover the administration honestly. We're not shutting down CNN, the police and military aren't breaking down their doors and cutting off their electricity."

