The White House has barred CNN from travelling on Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s trip to Tennessee, where the network had been scheduled to serve in the television press pool. 📺
CNN’s pool assignment would normally provide shared video and reporting for other major television networks in places where wider press access is limited. The White House schedule did not list a replacement, leaving no television-pool coverage for the trip.
The move follows a wider dispute over White House access affecting CNN, MS NOW and Politico. A judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the broader credentials ban, but the ruling did not directly address pool duties or Air Force One access. ⚖️
The pool was operating again on Friday, with CNN covering Trump’s National Archives visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. It remained unclear how the latest decision would affect the outlets’ litigation or future pool access.