White House TV pool resumes after judge lifts ban on news outlets
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The White House network television pool resumed operations after CNN regained access following a dayslong ban targeting CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
President Donald Trump announced the restrictions on September 18, and journalists from the three organizations were stopped from entering White House grounds the next day. The outlets sued on September 21, arguing that the ban violated the First Amendment and the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. The Justice Department maintained that White House access is a privilege and that the president could restrict it on national security grounds.
On September 24, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the administration to temporarily restore the outlets’ press credentials. Reporters were allowed back onto the grounds that afternoon, enabling the television pool to resume during the final day of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit. CNN reported that the earlier disruption to television coverage had frustrated Chinese officials.
The dispute continued after access was restored. The White House excluded CNN from the Air Force One pool for Trump’s September 26 trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, and replaced it with LindellTV. Trump defended his restrictions in Truth Social posts Saturday, criticizing negative coverage and questioning why outlets he labels “fake news” should be permitted inside the White House.
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