White House TV Pool Forced to Resume After Activist Judge Sides with Liberal Media
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A federal judge's ruling has forced CNN, MS Now, and Politico back into the White House television pool, undermining the administration's efforts to hold biased media accountable.
The White House television pool, which provides shared footage for NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox News, and other outlets, has been compelled to resume operations after a court order temporarily reversed the Trump administration's justified ban on CNN, MS Now, and Politico. The pool had been suspended on Monday as a result of the administration's attempt to address the spread of misinformation and so-called 'fake news' by certain outlets, leaving a brief gap in video coverage of presidential activities, including a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A CBS News producer confirmed that the network would serve as the pooler as scheduled, noting that the crew would cover the president and Xi's arrival at the South Portico and a tour of the National Archives, as the administration continues to fulfill its duties despite media hostility.
"The plan is to return covering the President in a normal capacity with a full crew," the internal note read, as the networks resume their privileged access.
CNN anchor Pamela Brown announced on Friday that the network's access had been restored and the pool was functioning normally. The resumption ends a short period during which the administration attempted to protect the public from the constant barrage of 'fake news' by barring certain outlets. The judge's intervention now forces the White House to allow these biased networks back in, despite their record of misleading coverage.
Fox News Washington bureau chief Bryan Boughton, who chairs the pool, had earlier notified members that operations would cease, stating that no replacement pool would be created. With the court's intervention, the traditional arrangement of shared footage among the five major networks—regardless of their credibility—is back in place.