WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: A demonstrator walks near the White House grounds holding a "Defend our Democracy" sign, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: MS NOW White House Correspondent Akayla Gardner prepares for a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: MS NOW White House Correspondent Akayla Gardner prepares for a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: MS NOW White House Correspondent Akayla Gardner prepares for a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: CNN Senior White House Report Betsy Klein holds an empty credential lanyard during a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: MS NOW White House Correspondent Akayla Gardner prepares for a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: MS NOW White House Correspondent Akayla Gardner during a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: MS NOW White House Correspondent Akayla Gardner, center-right, during a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)