Trump ‘can make his own decisions,’ governor says after witnessing president’s rant about journalism

By: Joshua Haiar, Seth Tupper

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 782

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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After pledging to protect press freedoms throughout his nearly two years in office, Republican South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden found himself standing in front of reporters Friday with President Donald Trump as the president defended a decision to ban three news organizations from the White House.

Rhoden was in the Oval Office for an unrelated reason: to talk about Trump administration efforts to save money on prescription drugs in the federal-state Medicaid health insurance program …

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