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CNN says it was barred from Air Force One pool for Trump Tennessee trip

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Parks, M. (2026, September 26). CNN says it was barred from Air Force One pool for Trump Tennessee trip. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4743878/cnn-barred-air-force-one-pool-trump-tennessee-trip/

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CNN was excluded from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One during his trip to Tennessee on Saturday to cover a college football game. This exclusion follows previous attempts by the White House to bar CNN and other outlets from covering events due to tensions between the administration and these media organizations. A federal judge had earlier reinstated access for banned reporters to the White House grounds but did not address restrictions on traveling with Air Force One. Real America’s Voice News replaced CNN in covering Trump's visit to Tennessee.

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On September 25, 2026, the White House barred CNN from flying with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for his trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, on September 26, where he was scheduled to attend a college football game. This decision followed a previous ban by Trump against CNN and other outlets like MS NOW and Politico from covering his daily activities at the White House. Despite a judge’s order restoring access to the White House grounds for these networks, the ruling did not address Air Force One pool duties. The spot meant for CNN was instead given to Real America's Voice News, a conservative network. This move escalates an ongoing dispute over media freedoms and highlights concerns about First Amendment implications.

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Trump-appointed Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., ordered that the White House must reinstate the affected reporters’ press credentials and put a 14-day temporary restraining order on the president’s ban.

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CNN says it was barred from Air Force One pool for Trump Tennessee trip · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 2 hedged)

CNN has been barred from traveling on Air Force One with President Donald Trump and the White House press pool during the president’s trip to Tennessee on Saturday, the outlet said. asserted

outlet → bar → Saturday

CNN reported on Friday that is was supposed to be part of the television pool traveling with Trump to Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday as he attends the University of Tennessee vs. University of Texas college football game. asserted

he → report → game

However, CNN was excluded from the list of pool outlets designated as covering the trip, according to the outlet. uncertain

CNN → exclude → outlet

It is the latest development in Trump’s attempt to ban CNN, Politico, and MS Now from the White House. asserted

It → ban → House

CNN was barred earlier in the week from traveling with Trump on Air Force One to New York City for the U.N. General Assembly as part of the TV pool. asserted

CNN → bar → pool

However, a federal judge temporarily reinstated access for the outlets to White House grounds on Thursday morning. asserted

judge → reinstate → morning

House → appoint → ban

However, Kelly’s order did not directly mention the issue of the traveling White House press pool. asserted

order → mention → pool

The White House press pool resumed coverage of Trump — following a brief hiatus imposed in solidarity with the three banned outlets — on Friday after the White House allowed the media back on the White House premises. asserted

House → resume → premises

CNN covered an in-town pool assignment on Friday, following Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to the National Archives. asserted

CNN → cover → Archives

However, the outlet was barred from Trump’s Thursday night’s state dinner with Xi, along with MS Now. asserted

outlet → bar → Now

Real America’s Voice News replaced CNN for the coverage of Trump’s football game visit on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. uncertain

News → replace → Press

The Washington Examiner has reached out to the White House for comment. asserted

Examiner → reach → comment