US Treasury bars certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina
Summary
The US Treasury Department denied access to some journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg for a G20 finance meeting in North Carolina. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the decision was not related to the reporters' viewpoints.Key Facts
- The US Treasury barred certain reporters from covering the G20 finance ministerial meeting in Asheville, North Carolina.
- Journalists denied access included Alan Rappeport from The New York Times.
- Another Times reporter, Jim Tankersley, was allowed to attend the meeting.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the decision was not based on the journalists’ views.
- The meeting includes finance ministers and central bank officials from the world’s top economies.
- President Donald Trump’s administration has previously limited media access to government events.
- The G20 leaders’ summit will be held in December at President Trump’s golf club in Florida.
- Media organizations criticized the exclusion as a restriction on press freedom and public accountability.
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