White House bars CNN from covering Trump’s trip to Tennessee
CNN reporters have been excluded from travelling with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, despite the network being scheduled to cover the presidential trip, in what appears to be the latest restriction on the broadcaster’s access to the White House. The development comes after Trump last week moved to bar three US media organisations; CNN, […] White House bars CNN from covering Trump’s trip…
White House officials have barred CNN from accompanying US President Donald Trump on his trip to Tennessee, signaling a continued restriction on the network's access to the White House. This decision follows Trump's earlier ban of three news organizations - CNN, MSNBC and Politico - over their perceived negative reporting on his administration.
A federal judge had temporarily reinstated their access, deeming it likely unconstitutional. However, the White House's latest schedule, released on Friday, failed to include CNN or any other television networks in the press pool accompanying Trump's trip. Instead, a far-right news outlet run by businessman Mike Lindell, a staunch Trump supporter, was listed as the secondary TV correspondent.
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