White House TV pool reportedly declines to cover Trump after media bans
CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they are suing Donald Trump to overturn reported White House access bans.
The White House TV pool has reportedly decided not to cover Donald Trump after the president banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, according to CNBC.
The reported bans were announced on 18 September and took effect immediately. Journalists from the three outlets were reportedly denied access to White House grounds the following day.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they are suing Trump to overturn the restrictions. The source material does not provide details of the lawsuits or their likely outcome.
The TV pool’s reported decision and the outlets’ legal claims have not been independently confirmed in the source material. The participants in the pool have also not been identified.
