​A host on the Trump-friendly Newsmax network said it seemed his exile of the press was "backfiring just a little bit.”

It turns out that President Donald Trump may not have thought through all the consequences before he banned some of his most hated news outlets from the White House.

After Trump declared CNN, MS NOW, and Politico “fake news” and exiled them from the White House grounds on Friday, the other networks that make up the White House press pool—including ABC, CBS, NBC, and even Fox News—agreed to boycott their pool duties on Monday in solidarity with the banned outlets.

Lol, will it be a TACO Tuesday?

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    The president’s voice could be heard faintly. But his words were inaudible over the whir of a helicopter parked nearby.

    “There’s no microphone because the pool cameras aren’t there,” explained Bianca de la Garza, who was covering the event for the Trump-friendly outlet Newsmax.

    The anchor said this was maybe “one example” of the president’s attack on the media “backfiring just a little bit.”

    Oh they tried