The White House has again blocked CNN from covering Donald Trump as part of the rotating press pool. The outlet was scheduled to join the group of media traveling with the president to Texas and Oklahoma today, but was removed from the list of newsrooms in place for the trip, according to the White House schedule.
Temporary restraining order in effect
This comes after a Trump-appointed federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the administration banning CNN, Politico and MSNBC from the White House. The block is in place until 8 October, despite officials still preventing CNN from traveling on Air Force One to provide pool coverage over the weekend.
Impact on coverage
The repeated exclusion means CNN remains barred from the press pool that provides pooled coverage of presidential events, even as the court order remains active. The administration has not commented on the latest removal.
