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White House Bars CNN from Air Force One Trip to Tennessee
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The White House denied CNN access to travel on Air Force One with President Donald Trump to Tennessee, overriding the network's scheduled turn in the TV press pool. This exclusion follows a recent federal court order restoring CNN's White House accreditation after Trump had previously barred CNN, MSNBC, and Politico. While CNN argues the court ruling extends to press pool travel, it remains unclear how this affects its ongoing lawsuit against the administration. The White House Correspondents’ Association emphasized that constitutional press freedom protections apply regardless of the president's approval of news coverage.
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