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White House bars CNN from Trump Air Force One trip
BBC News··8h ago
The White House left CNN off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's Saturday trip to Tennessee. Real America's Voice News took the spot on the media schedule. A federal judge had just temporarily restored White House access for banned outlets. Trump will attend a University of Tennessee versus University of Texas game in Knoxville.
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What It Means For You
- CNN will not travel with Trump on this Air Force One flight to Tennessee.
- A judge had already ordered temporary restoration of White House access for banned outlets.
- Pool video coverage had paused when CNN and two other outlets were barred from the grounds.
What's Happening
- White House guidance on Friday night omitted CNN from the Tennessee trip media schedule.
- Real America's Voice News, a conservative outlet, was listed in CNN's place.
- Last week Trump barred CNN, Politico and MS NOW journalists from the White House.
How the access fight unfolded
- Four other pool networks briefly paused White House broadcasts in solidarity with the banned outlets.
- US District Judge Timothy Kelly temporarily struck down the grounds ban in an overnight ruling.
- The White House still denied some CNN and MS NOW reporters entry for Thursday's Xi Jinping state dinner arrivals.
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