White House bars CNN from travelling with Trump on Air Force One
The BBC has requested comment from the White House.CNN has reported that no other outlet was listed as replacing them in the president's tentative schedule. Last week Trump banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW journalists from the White House after accusing them of writing "fiction or lies" about his administration. All three media outlets said they were pursuing legal action, and accused Trump of violating their constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of the press.
- ▪The BBC has requested comment from the White House.CNN has reported that no other outlet was listed as replacing them in the president's tentative schedule.
- ▪Last week Trump banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW journalists from the White House after accusing them of writing "fiction or lies" about his administration.
- ▪All three media outlets said they were pursuing legal action, and accused Trump of violating their constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of the press.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One — NYT — Business
- ▪ White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media — The Guardian — World
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White House bars CNN from travelling with Trump on Air Force OneImage source, PAImage caption, CNN had been scheduled to fly with Trump on Air Force One ByClaire KeenanPublished5 minutes agoUS broadcaster CNN has been barred from travelling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip to Tennessee on Saturday.The move is the latest in a battle between the White House and the media after it was forced to lift its ban on some news outlets.CNN was scheduled to fly with Trump for his trip to Tennessee for a college American football game until a note released on Friday night by the White House did not list the broadcaster on the media schedule.
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