White House bars CNN from Air Force One for Trump’s upcoming trip
Real America's Voice News replaces CNN on Air Force One amid escalating tensions between President Trump and US media.
CNN has been barred from flying on Air Force One to cover President Donald Trump on behalf of major television networks, the latest media restriction by the White House.
CNN was replaced by Real America’s Voice News, a conservative outlet, for the president’s trip to attend a college football game in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to White House guidance.
The White House press pool consists of five major broadcast outlets that take turns recording and distributing video. In a show of solidarity, the other four providers – Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC – declined to participate in the pool until access was restored.
US District Judge Timothy Kelly temporarily struck down the ban in an overnight ruling early on Thursday, saying the government’s argument lacked “factual support” for the claim that the outlets were barred to protect national security.