CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction

The White House signaled on Friday night that CNN would be excluded from Air Force One for President Donald Trump's upcoming trip to Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, marking another media restriction from the administration with First Amendment implications. CNN was replaced by Real America's Voice News, a conservative network, for the president's journey to the college football game between the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas, scheduled for midday Saturday.

This news came shortly after journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico - whom Trump had banned last week from the White House grounds - returned to the executive complex with TV cameras in hand following a judge's reprieve. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly temporarily struck down Trump's ban on these organizations gaining access to the White House grounds, though his decision did not explicitly address pool duties. Notably, the judge's order did not specifically mention Air Force One.