Earlier last week, Trump announced that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be banned from the White House.
Earlier last week, Trump announced that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be banned from the White House. CNN had been scheduled to fly aboard the presidential plane as part of the White House television press pool, a rotating group of journalists that covers the president when space is limited and shares the information and video gathered with other television networks. The move is the latest development in the Trump administration’s dispute with CNN and other news organisations over press access. The move also prevented the outlet from flying aboard Air Force One and carrying out its scheduled pool duties when Trump travelled to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. A judge later blocked the administration from enforcing the ban on the three outlets and ordered it to restore the credentials of affected reporters. With CNN excluded from the television pool, Fox, NBC, ABC and CBS had refused to perform their pool duties until regular access was restored. The television press pool is a key way for audiences around the world to receive video of the president’s speeches and public appearances. It allows one group of journalists to cover events where space is limited and share the footage and information with other news organisations.
The White House has barred CNN from flying aboard Air Force One on Saturday as part of the television press pool covering President Donald Trump’s trip to Tennessee for a college football game. Coverage resumed on Friday, with CNN serving as part of the pool as Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the National Archives.