The White House has prevented CNN from travelling aboard Air Force One on Saturday, impacting its TV press pool responsibilities. CNN had been scheduled to accompany Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, as stated by the network on Friday.
The White House confirmed CNN's exclusion by omitting the network from the guidance sent to the press corps regarding Trump's schedule for Saturday. This action marks a further development in the administration's ongoing issues with news media outlets.
This incident occurs a week after Trump revoked White House access for CNN, MS Now, and Politico, citing reports he deemed unfavourable. A US district judge later ordered the Trump administration to restore their White House access.