White House drops CNN from Air Force One trip in fresh media restriction

CNN has been left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's Saturday trip, replaced by the conservative outlet Real America's Voice News. This move follows a bitter dispute over media access involving the White House.

The Background

Last week, President Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House grounds. In response to the ban, the other four major U.S. broadcast outlets that make up the White House video pool declined to participate in a show of solidarity.

Recent Developments

A judge temporarily struck down the ban in an overnight ruling early Thursday, allowing reporters from the affected outlets to return to the executive complex with cameras and laptops. However, the ruling did not directly address the pool setup. While CNN had a pool assignment at a National Archives event featuring President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping, the network was ultimately cut from the upcoming travel roster.