White House blocks CNN from Trump trip

The White House has barred CNN reporters from traveling with US President Donald Trump to Tennessee. According to The Korea Times, CNN was replaced by Real America's Voice News, a conservative network, for the president's trip to Knoxville, Tennessee. Trump is scheduled to attend a college football game between the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas.

This move is part of an ongoing dispute between the White House and CNN, which was one of three outlets - along with MS NOW and Politico - that Trump banned from White House access last week. A judge temporarily restored their access, ruling that the ban was likely unconstitutional.

CNN was set to provide pool coverage of Trump's trip, but will not be joining him on Air Force One. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the decision. Trump has a history of limiting access to the media and casting news organizations as political adversaries.

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