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During Saturday’s The Big Weekend Show  — the only Fox News opinion show to address the ban since it was announced late Friday — Guy Benson asked Jones if he was sympathetic to the view that, “Trump’s right. These are not news outlets. They just hate him all the time. It is not a violation of the First Amendment.” “I’m absolutely sympathetic to it,” Jones answered, continuing: I understand it because, I’m not a journalist. I didn’t go to school for journalism. I didn’t take classes on the ethics of reporting a story and being able to do anonymous sources. You look at these two networks specifically, you know, just trove after trove of ‘anonymous source says,’ and then all of this scuttle, all of this gossip. It’s a constant stream. They’ve made it the brand of their networks. It’s their identity to be anti-Trump. Does that justify this action? Perhaps not. Am I going to shed a tear over it, worry about it, wring my hands, [unintelligible]? No, not at all.  “There are a ton of media outlets still in that press pool that write negative stories and ask tough questions,” Jones continued. “These two specific networks in my opinion have made it their mission to have this war with President Trump. I don’t think it lasts for a long time. And I’m not going to go support it, or advocate for it. But I’m also not going to shed a tear over it because I do understand it. On the commonsense level, I understand it well.” Benson, in response, argued Fox News “would be screaming” about being banned from the White House if the shoe were on the other foot. And co-host Anita Vogel agreed with Benson’s assertion. “I don’t think this is a great look for the White House, and if you go back to 2009 when Barack Obama tried to exclude Fox, it lasted about a day,” Vogel said. “So, I don’t know how long this will last. And it is true President Trump gets incredibly negative coverage from these outlets, but it’s a bad look, and I don’t think it will last long.” Saturday’s Big Weekend Show is, as of Sunday afternoon, the (https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fox-news-primetime-lineup-totally-ignores-trumps-media-ban/) only Fox News opinion program to discuss the ban — although a number of the network’s straight news shows have covered it. On Fox News Sunday , anchor Jacqui Heinrich interviewed Weijia Jiang , who was Heinrich’s predecessor as White House Correspondents’ Association president. (https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/cbss-weijia-jiang-denounces-trump-press-ban-in-rare-interview-on-fox-news-sunday-america-cannot-have-state-tv/) Both have come out against the ban . (https://x.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/2101371262224433216?s=20) In a statement on X , Heinrich wrote that Trump’s action unequivocally “violates the First Amendment,” and urged him to end it. “The WHCA calls on the administration to immediately restore our colleagues’ access,” Heinrich wrote. Fox News hosts John Roberts and Brit Hume have also (https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/fox-news-personalities-pummel-trumps-media-ban-it-achieves-nothing-and-is-exhausting/) spoken out against the ban , as have several Fox News contributors. Watch the clip above via The Big Weekend Show on Fox News. New: The Mediaite One-Sheet "Newsletter of Newsletters" Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. (https://www.mediaite.com/subscribe) Subscribe now!       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