White House bars CNN from travelling with Trump on Air Force One
President Donald Trump’s planned flight to Tennessee on Air Force One this Saturday will proceed without CNN on board, after the White House omitted the network from its media roster in a note released Friday night. The trip, intended to coincide with the University of Tennessee‑University of Texas college football game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, originally listed CNN among the outlets slated to travel with the president, but the broadcaster’s name was absent from the final schedule and no replacement was identified. This exclusion follows Trump’s recent ban of CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House premises, a move he justified by accusing the outlets of publishing “fiction or lies” about his administration.
The media ban has sparked a broader clash between the administration and the press, culminating in a federal judge’s ruling that Trump’s barring of news organizations from the White House is likely unconstitutional, compelling the administration to temporarily restore access. Despite the court order, the White House continued to deny entry to certain CNN and MS NOW reporters covering a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, prompting the affected outlets to pursue legal action on grounds of infringed First‑Amendment rights. In response, four major networks—ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC—paused their presidential coverage in solidarity, while the White House launched its own streaming service, “Trump TV,” ahead of the UN General Assembly.
Trump has repeatedly denounced the excluded outlets as “fake news,” asserting on X that they should not enjoy unrestricted access to White House events or press briefings. The White House communications account countered the narrative, emphasizing that media organizations do not have an automatic right to attend every function. Regular television coverage of the president resumed on Friday after officials reinstated reporters, but the ongoing legal dispute and the president’s continued criticism suggest that tensions over press access will persist, potentially shaping how future presidential travel and events are covered by the national media.
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