White House blocks CNN from Air Force One press pool
The White House has barred CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One with Donald Trump on Saturday, according to CNN and White House scheduling guidance. CNN said it had been scheduled to accompany the president to Tennessee for a college football game, where the network was expected to perform TV press pool duties.
The White House has blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One with Donald Trump on Saturday, the network said Friday.
CNN said it had been scheduled to fly with Trump to Tennessee for a college football game and to perform duties as part of the TV press pool.
The White House confirmed CNN’s exclusion by omitting the network from guidance sent to the press corps about Trump’s schedule for Saturday.
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