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White House blocks CNN from covering Trump’s Tennessee trip

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Wooten, C. (2026, September 26). White House blocks CNN from covering Trump’s Tennessee trip. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-blocks-cnn-covering-trumps-tennessee-trip-rcna599944

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NBC News · collected 2026-09-26 · by Casey Wooten

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The White House removed CNN from covering President Donald Trump’s trip to Tennessee, where he was scheduled to attend a college football game. This decision follows recent tensions between the administration and CNN; other networks briefly boycotted their roles in the pool after Trump banned CNN earlier. The exclusion of CNN from this coverage is part of ongoing efforts by the White House to limit access for certain media organizations.
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Story summary

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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CNN Knoxville Tennessee The White House Washington

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CNN on Friday reported that it had been scheduled to fly with Trump on Air Force One on Saturday as part of its pool duties covering the president’s trip to the game between the University of Texas and the University of Tennessee.
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🔮 According to media guidance sent out by the White House on Friday night, CNN was removed from the list of outlets designated for pool coverage of Trump’s trip, in which he is set to attend a college football game in Knoxville.
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White House blocks CNN from covering Trump’s Tennessee trip · assertive framing

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The White House on Friday night removed CNN from joining President Donald Trump on his trip to Tennessee on Saturday, where it was supposed to cover the president on behalf of major TV networks. asserted
it → remove → networks
According to media guidance sent out by the White House on Friday night, CNN was removed from the list of outlets designated for pool coverage of Trump’s trip, in which he is set to attend a college football game in Knoxville. uncertain
he → accord → Knoxville
The pool is a rotating group of networks that share duties of filming the president both in Washington and on official trips. asserted
that → rotate → trips
Other member networks — Fox News, ABC News, CBS News and NBC News — briefly boycotted participating in the pool this week after Trump banned CNN from serving as a member. asserted
Trump → boycott → member
CNN on Friday reported that it had been scheduled to fly with Trump on Air Force One on Saturday as part of its pool duties covering the president’s trip to the game between the University of Texas and the University of Tennessee. asserted
it → report → Tennessee
However in the president’s schedule released Friday night, CNN was not listed as a member of the pool and no other network was listed as replacing it. asserted
network → release → it
The move is the latest development in the White House’s attempt to restrict access by CNN and other outlets to cover the White House. asserted
move → restrict → House
The president last week had banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from accessing the White House before a judge temporarily blocked that move Thursday and ordered the administration to restore their reporters’ credentials for 14 days. asserted
judge → ban → days
But while the order restored the outlets’ access to the White House, it didn’t explicitly require the administration to restore CNN’s participation in the television pool. asserted
it → restore → pool
The White House did not immediately return a request for comment. asserted
House → return → comment
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