US EditionTrump White House Removes WSJ From Scotland Trip Press Pool over Epstein Report
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – The White House excluded the Wall Street Journal from President Trump's Scotland trip press pool after its report on a sexually suggestive card to Jeffrey Epstein; Trump filed a $10 billion defamation suit.
- The White House removed The Wall Street Journal from the press pool covering President Trump's July 2025 trip to Scotland.
- This removal followed the Journal’s recent story linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, which the White House called fake and defamatory.
- Thirteen other news outlets remain in the press pool, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said no outlet is guaranteed special access.
- A Dow Jones spokesperson expressed strong trust in the thoroughness and correctness of their journalism and affirmed their intention to strongly oppose any legal action.
- After the removal, Trump initiated legal action for defamation targeting the Journal and related individuals, seeking compensation for what he alleges are false reports.
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The Memo: Trump fuels Epstein furor he wants to escape
President Trump and his allies are desperate to move past the Jeffrey Epstein controversy — but their own words and actions are having the opposite effect. Trump’s decision to sue The Wall Street Journal over an Epstein-related story, his administration’s choice to bar the Journal from the group of reporters who will cover the president’s upcoming trip to Scotland, and Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) eagerness to avoid a House vote on disclosure …
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White House vindictively yanks the WSJ from the Press Pool
Certainly affirming that convicted felon #47 fears evidence of his close relationship with a known sex trafficker of minors, the White House has tossed the Wall Street Journal from Trump's upcoming trip to Scotland. Not only is Trump suing the Wall Street Journal, but he is also actively punishing them for publishing content he dislikes. — Read the rest The post White House vindictively yanks the WSJ from the Press Pool appeared first on Boing B…
White House faces backlash after booting The Wall Street Journal from Scotland media coverage plans
WASHINGTON — The White House is facing backlash from press groups after booting The Wall Street Journal from a cohort of media outlets set to cover President Donald Trump's upcoming trip to Scotland."This attempt by the White House to punish a media outlet whose coverage it does not like is deeply troubling, and it defies the First Amendment," Weijia Jiang, the president of the White House Correspondents' Association, said in a statement.
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