From NBC News · Casey Wooten · · 1m 20s
White House blocks CNN from Trump trip
The administration removed CNN from pool coverage of the president's Tennessee visit, escalating its conflict with the network.
In brief
The administration removed CNN from pool coverage of the president's Tennessee visit, escalating its conflict with the network. The White House is using its control over press access to exclude CNN from covering the president, even after a court ordered restoration of the network's credentials. Originally reported by…
CNN blocked from covering Trump
The White House removed CNN from pool coverage of President Trump's trip to Tennessee on Saturday, where he was set to attend a college football game in Knoxville.
Pool coverage explained
The pool is a rotating group of networks that share duties filming the president in Washington and on official trips. Fox News, ABC News, CBS News and NBC News are current members.
Other networks briefly boycotted
Fox News, ABC News, CBS News and NBC News briefly boycotted the pool this week after Trump banned CNN from serving as a member, showing solidarity with the excluded outlet.
Court order didn't cover pool
A judge temporarily blocked the White House ban last week and ordered restoration of CNN's credentials for 14 days, but the order didn't explicitly require restoring CNN's pool participation.
Broader pattern of exclusion
This move is the latest in the White House's attempt to restrict access by CNN and other outlets. The administration had previously banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House access.
The bottom line
The White House is using its control over press access to exclude CNN from covering the president, even after a court ordered restoration of the network's credentials.
