CNN Removed From Trump’s Texas-Oklahoma Press Pool

CNN was removed from the television press pool assigned to President Donald Trump’s planned Thursday trip to Texas and Oklahoma, despite having been listed for the rotation earlier in the week. CNN spokesperson Emily Kuhn confirmed the network’s removal, according to reports cited in the supplied accounts. A White House press rotation document issued Sunday listed CNN for the assignment. Later daily guidance for Trump’s visit omitted the network as the television pool provider. The itinerary included a stop at a truck manufacturing facility in Denton, Texas, followed by remarks in Durant, Oklahoma. The supplied accounts do not establish why CNN was dropped from the assignment, and the White House did not provide a specific explanation for the change in the material provided. The decision came amid a legal dispute over press access. CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued after the administration revoked their White House credentials. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a temporary order restoring the outlets’ access to White House grounds for 14 days.