Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Trump administration's decision to ban three mainstream news outlets, including CNN, from accessing the White House.

"The president hasn't denied access. That's not the right way to describe it. This is -- what the president has said is that he is sick and tired of certain media outlets just refusing to report accurate news," Blanche said on "This Week" with co-anchor Martha Raddatz. 

"There's still obviously litigation going on, but the important thing, Martha, is to know that ... being in the White House is a privilege. It's not a right," he added.