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White House strips CNN of TV pool assignment as Trump’s press ban escalates
The move broke with decades of pool precedent and left no primary TV network listed after Trump expanded restrictions on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
- On Monday, The Trump White House removed CNN from its scheduled television pool assignment for the president's trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, breaking decades of precedent.
- Following a Friday announcement where President Donald Trump said he was "banning" CNN, Politico, and NOW from the White House, reporters for these publications were turned away from the complex on Saturday morning.
- Bypassing the standard five-network rotation, The White House designated Hearst as the "secondary" DC crew and Real America and Voice as the "secondary" crew for New York coverage.
- CNN is preparing a First Amendment lawsuit to challenge the restriction, calling the ban an "illegal assault on this fundamental right" under the Constitution.
- Media critics have urged major networks to show solidarity, though it remains unclear how they will respond. Presidential coverage involves significant costs, forcing news organizations to navigate sudden logistical changes.
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