CNN's Tapper Clashes with Trump's UN Ambassador over Press Pool
Jake Tapper urged Mike Waltz to ask President Donald Trump to restore CNN’s access after a federal judge ordered the administration to reinstate the outlet.
- On Sunday, CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz to request that President Donald Trump restore CNN's access to the White House press pool during an on-air interview.
- The administration recently blocked CNN and Politico from the White House press pool and seized their access cards, though a federal judge ordered reinstatement days later.
- CNN was barred from flying on Air Force One on Saturday while covering the president on behalf of major networks, and no other outlet was announced to replace the network's pool duties.
- Waltz defended the ban, arguing CNN lacks "fair and objective and well-sourced reporting," while Tapper countered that every president has expressed frustration with the press, including President Obama's conflict with Fox.
- Three outlets have filed a lawsuit against President Trump over the ban, alleging violations of First Amendment rights as the litigation proceeds over press access restrictions.
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