The White House blocks CNN from traveling on Air Force One as part of President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip to Tennessee, preventing the network from joining the TV press pool for the event. CNN says it had been scheduled to fly with Trump for a college football game and that it loses access to cover the trip from the plane.
Several outlets report the White House signals the change through updated guidance sent to the press corps that does not include CNN on the roster for the trip. Bloomberg, the Guardian, and others describe it as part of an ongoing dispute between the administration and media organizations over access. The New York Times and PerthNow also note the broader legal and access context after a judge’s recent order restored access to some outlets.
Reporting also includes details of how CNN is replaced for the press pool: the New York Post and South China Morning Post say Real America’s Voice News takes CNN’s place on the flight. Deadline similarly describes CNN being removed from the scheduled rotation and points to the administration’s earlier actions affecting media access.
