White House Removes CNN from Air Force One Pool for Trump Tennessee Trip

The White House barred CNN from traveling on Air Force One as part of the media pool accompanying President Donald Trump on his Saturday trip to Tennessee. The decision came after a federal judge reinstated CNN's White House credentials, which had been revoked the previous week.

CNN confirmed it was removed from the scheduled pool, which shares video, photo, audio and print material among participating outlets due to space constraints on the aircraft. The four other networks in the rotation—CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox—refused to substitute CNN, maintaining their earlier suspension of participation in the pool.

The ban follows a broader restriction imposed last week that barred CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House grounds. While a judge ordered the credentials restored, the administration has not yet addressed the related action of pulling CNN from the television pool.

"Fake news should not be allowed in the White House," President Trump wrote on his social media platform on Saturday morning.

The absence of CNN and the refusal of the other networks to fill the slot means fewer video images will be available from the president's travel and related events.