White House bars CNN from Trump Tennessee trip press pool despite judges order

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White House bars CNN from Trump Tennessee trip press pool despite judges order
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists from White House, revokes press credentials
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The White House barred CNN from the press pool accompanying President Donald Trump on his trip to Tennessee on Saturday, despite a federal judge’s order earlier this week to restore the network’s White House access.
CNN had been scheduled to represent the television press pool on the Air Force One flight, but the White House released a schedule on Friday evening omitting CNN and listing Lindell TV, a pro-Trump outlet run by ally Mike Lindell, as the “Secondary TV” correspondent instead . The pool system allows rotating coverage by major networks due to limited space, with material shared among outlets.
The exclusion follows Trump’s decision last week to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House grounds, accusing them of spreading “fake news.” A federal judge, Timothy Kelly, temporarily blocked that ban on Thursday, ruling the revocation of press passes likely violated constitutional rights and ordering immediate reinstatement . The judge’s order did not explicitly address pool access or Air Force One, though CNN’s legal team argued it should apply .
Earlier this week, the five major U.S. broadcasters—ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, and NBC—halted joint pool coverage in solidarity with CNN, stating, “No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting” . CNN and the White House did not respond to requests for comment on Friday .
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