White House removes CNN from press pool for second time in a week
Summary
The White House has removed CNN from its primary press pool covering President Trump for the second time in a week. This happened despite a judge recently ruling against the White House’s ban on CNN and two other media outlets.Key Facts
- CNN was excluded from covering President Trump on Air Force One on Saturday.
- A judge overturned the White House’s ban on CNN and two other media outlets two days earlier.
- On Sunday, CNN was briefly included again as a press pool member.
- On Wednesday night, CNN was suddenly removed once more, leaving Real America’s Voice as the only media covering the president’s trip.
- Major networks do not broadcast footage from Real America’s Voice.
- The White House called television networks “performative and dishonest” in a statement defending President Trump’s accessibility.
- CNN, MSNBC, and Politico are legally challenging the ban and asked for a judge to extend the ruling protecting them from the ban.
- A judge will hold a hearing soon to decide whether the ban stays lifted while the lawsuit continues.
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