Key facts
- President Trump confirmed on Saturday he may move the White House press corps.
- Trump dismissed a report about removing the press room to restore a swimming pool.
- Trump stated he could relocate the press corps to a "less obnoxious location."
- The New York Times reported Trump urged a move of news conferences in August.
- Trump previously banned journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico last month.
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that he might relocate the White House press corps. In a social media post, Trump refuted a report suggesting he intended to remove the press room to reinstate a historic swimming pool, stating such an idea had never occurred to him. However, he indicated a potential move of the press corps from its current location within the White House, referring to the media as "Fake News."