White House Blocks CNN From Covering Trump On Air Force One
Deadline • • general
Key Points:
- The White House has blocked CNN from flying on Air Force One as part of the TV pool covering President Trump's trip to Tennessee, leading to a lack of video footage from the trip.
- The other four networks in the TV pool—CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox—refused to replace CNN in protest, reviving their earlier suspension of the pool coverage.
- CNN was previously banned from White House grounds along with Politico and MSNBC, but a federal judge ordered their credentials reinstated, citing due process violations.
- Despite the judge's ruling, the Trump administration blocked CNN again from the TV pool rotation, prompting the other networks to continue their protest by not participating.
- President Trump criticized the media on Truth Social, calling CNN "fake news" and stating that such coverage has had a tremendous cost to the country.
