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The White House excluded CNN from the press pool for President Trump's Saturday trip to a Tennessee college football game, giving the slot to conservative outlet Real America's Voice. The move follows a court ruling that let CNN, MS NOW and Politico return to the White House grounds.
The White House has left CNN off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's upcoming trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, and gave its seat to conservative network Real America's Voice News, according to White House guidance.
Air Force One Broadcast Slot Changed
The trip is set for Saturday, when Trump plans to attend the college football game between the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas at midday. The slot that CNN would normally fill has long been reserved for a member of the U.S. network video pool. Real America's Voice News is not part of that pool, which consists of five major U.S. broadcast outlets that take turns shooting and sharing video of the president.
The decision came just after CNN, MS NOW and Politico returned to the White House complex with TV cameras for the first time since Trump banned the three outlets. The return followed an overnight ruling early Thursday by a judge who gave the organizations a reprieve. At noon on CNN, viewers saw Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping touring the National Archives, along with Peng Liyuan, Xi's wife. The banner on screen read: Trump and China's Xi Visit National Archives.
It was a routine report from a state visit, but notable because CNN had not aired live video of Trump in several days. A person familiar with the pool said, As of now, all systems are go. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the fluidity of the situation. CNN did not comment directly earlier Friday, referring instead to its editorial coverage.
CNN Returns After Court Ruling
Brian Stelter, the network's media analyst, posted on X that CNN had a pool assignment at the National Archives event and that the White House had approved the network's credentials. The judge's ruling addressed hard passes to the White House grounds but did not directly address pool duties. Theodore Boutrous Jr., an attorney for the news outlets, said earlier Friday on The Lead with Jake Tapper that the plaintiffs believe the court decision also covers pool access.
Boutrous did not immediately respond to an email and phone call from The Associated Press requesting comment Friday night. The White House did not immediately respond to an AP email seeking more details. When the White House banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House grounds, the other four pool providers declined to participate in a show of solidarity, suspending pooled coverage.
The press pool was created decades ago by the White House Correspondents' Association, a group of journalists who cover the president, to ensure a rotating roster always travels with the president. The pool distributes in-person reports and imagery to the broader press corps and is designed to hold the chief executive accountable on behalf of the American public. Throughout his second term, Trump has increasingly targeted media outlets whose coverage irritates him, taking administrative or legal action against several.
White House Media Dispute Continues
Early last year he banished AP reporters from White House events because the organization was not abiding by his executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The AP's guidance says to acknowledge the new name when relevant. The White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico was part of an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications. Trump banned the three outlets last week from the White House grounds. The court reprieve allowed them back while the case continues.
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