White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media
Outlet had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, network said Friday
TL;DR
- The White House has blocked CNN from traveling on Air Force One.
- CNN was scheduled to accompany Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game.
- This incident is the latest in an ongoing dispute between the administration and news outlets.
- Previously, White House access for CNN, MS Now, and Politico was revoked due to unfavorable reports.
- A lawsuit by CNN, MS Now, and Politico challenging the ban was filed, citing First Amendment violations.
- A US district judge ordered the Trump administration to restore the outlets' White House access.
- Despite the court order, CNN and an MS Now reporter were later denied access to a state dinner.