Key facts
- CNN was barred from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One to Tennessee.
- The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
- Trump previously banned CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House, accusing them of reporting 'FAKE NEWS.'
- A federal judge ordered the White House to immediately restore the press credentials of the three news organizations.
- CNN was also prevented from traveling on Air Force One to the UN General Assembly earlier in the week.
The White House has blocked CNN from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip to Tennessee, according to a Saturday pool report. The report noted that there would be no TV pool for the trip, meaning there would not be widely available independent video of events. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The move is the latest development in the Trump administration's ongoing dispute with CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO over access to the president. Last week, Trump announced he was barring all three news organizations from the White House, accusing them of repeatedly reporting 'FAKE NEWS.'
CNN was also prevented from traveling aboard Air Force One when Trump traveled to New York for the United Nations General Assembly earlier this week. In response, the four other members of the five-network television pool—ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News—declined to take CNN's place.
However, a federal judge intervened on Thursday, ordering the White House to immediately restore the three news organizations' press credentials. On Saturday morning, Trump wrote on Truth Social, 'FAKE NEWS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!! IT HAS GONE ON FAR TOO LONG, AT A TREMENDOUS COST TO OUR COUNTRY.'