CNN excluded from press package accompanying Donald Trump
The White House withdrew CNN's accreditations for presidential travel, provoking a wave of solidarity among the American media.
Quick Look
- The White House excluded CNN from the press equipment accompanying Donald Trump during his trips to Texas and Oklahoma.
- In protest, other US media outlets refused to broadcast the footage provided by Real America’s Voice.
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Why It Matters
The conflict between the Trump administration and some media outlets began on September 18 with the initial banning of CNN, MS Now and Politico. A judge ordered the restoration of access for 14 days.
One of the five main American media outlets, CNN was excluded from the press system which allowed it to follow the movements of the American president. On Wednesday evening, while Donald Trump was preparing to make his trips to Texas and Oklahoma, the White House abruptly withdrew the accreditations of CNN journalists, leaving the conservative American media Real America's Voice as the sole master on board to organize the broadcast of images during these two visits.
In response, during Donald Trump's trips this Thursday, the main American media supported CNN by choosing not to broadcast images of the president's trip while the signal was retransmitted by Real America's Voice. CNN, however, has still not responded to their exclusion on Thursday.
The beginning of the soap opera between the White House and the media began on September 18, when three media outlets (CNN, MS Now and Politico) were banned by Donald Trump's teams. On September 24, an American judge issued an opinion compelling the Trump administration to restore access to the “press pool” of these media for a period of 14 days. However, the next day the White House did not let CNN accompany the American president aboard Air Force One for his trip to Tennessee. This Wednesday's exclusion is therefore the second from CNN by Donald Trump's teams.
A White House official defended Donald Trump's position, denouncing at the same time television channels that he considers "performative and dishonest." Furthermore, earlier this week, lawyers for the three media outlets originally affected by this ban officially asked a judge to extend the decision suspending the Trump administration's ban for a further period of 14 days.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Judicial decision on the extension of access to the press pool.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What will the judge's decision be regarding the extension of access?
