CNN Says It Was Left Off Air Force One for Trump’s Saturday Trip to a College Football Game
CNN was replaced by Real America’s Voice after a judge restored its credentials, deepening the White House fight over Air Force One access.
- On Saturday, the White House blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One with President Donald Trump to Knoxville, Tennessee, preventing the network from fulfilling its rotating television press pool duties.
- U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to restore "hard passes" to grounds Thursday, yet his temporary order did not directly address media pool duties or Air Force One access.
- Trump previously barred CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO, accusing them of reporting "FAKE NEWS." In solidarity, the four other members of the five-network television pool—ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News—declined to replace the banned network.
- White House guidance indicates Real America's Voice, a conservative network not currently part of the television pool, replaced CNN for the trip, bypassing the rotation system established by the White House Correspondents' Association.
- These restrictions reflect an ongoing dispute regarding press access and the First Amendment, marking the latest administrative action against media outlets the president has increasingly targeted throughout his second term.
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White House drops CNN from Air Force One amid media access row
The White House removed CNN from the Air Force One trip to Tennessee despite a court order restoring its grounds access. The step sharpened the fight over press pool rights and free speech under Donald Trump.
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CNN says it was left off Air Force One for Trump’s Saturday trip to a college football game
The White House left CNN off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s trip Saturday to a college football game in Tennessee, marking the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.
After being banned and then forcibly restored to the White House, CNN is now denied access to the presidential plane.
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BizTocWhite House blocks CNN from traveling with Trump on Air Force One
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe White House is blocking CNN from traveling on Air Force One with President Trump on Saturday.CNN had been scheduled to travel with Trump to Knoxville, Tennessee.The move is the latest development in the Trump administration's ongoing fight with CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO.The White House is blocking CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One with President Donald …
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