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White House bars CNN from travelling with Trump on Air Force One
bbc.com • • general
Key Points:
- CNN was barred from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip to Tennessee, marking a continuation of tensions between the White House and certain media outlets.
- The White House did not list CNN on the media schedule for the trip, and no other outlet was named as a replacement.
- Last week, Trump banned CNN, Politico, and MSNBC journalists from the White House, accusing them of spreading "fiction or lies," leading to legal challenges and accusations of constitutional rights violations.
- A federal judge ruled the ban likely unconstitutional, requiring the administration to reinstate access, but some CNN and MSNBC reporters were still denied entry to cover a state dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
- Trump and White House communications have continued to label CNN and other media as "fake news," asserting that such outlets should not have unrestricted access to White House events.
