White House correspondents protest lack of wire reporters on Air Force One

The president's relationship with the traditional media is increasingly complicated. Letter of protest from the Association of correspondents from the White House

The US Presidential Machine is an important place of exchange between the US President and media representatives - but some of them are now to be denied access to Air Force One.

For the first time since the press corps of the government headquarters went abroad with American presidents, there is no correspondent of a news agency on board. The White House Correspondents' Association criticizes.

White House Correspondents’ Association protests lack of wire reporters on Trump's Middle East flight

'Leaving out the wires is a disservice to Americans who need news about their president,' association says - Anadolu Ajansı

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The group representing journalists who cover the White House expressed concern Monday that the Trump administration has blocked wire service reporters from traveling with the president aboard Air Force One during his Middle East tour. There were no reporters from The Associated Press, Bloomberg or Reuters aboard the aircraft, where presidents routinely answer questions from members of the press traveling with them.

WHCA slams Trump after wires are cut from foreign trip

The battle between President Donald Trump and the media that cover him took another turn when he departed Monday for Saudi Arabia. Trump left with a host of press aboard Air Force One, but for the first time in decades, no one from the Associated Press, Reuters, or Bloomberg was with him. The Trump administration has been warring with the three wire services since shortly after he took office, and the latest escalation led to a statement from Wh…