Other TV networks join CNN and will not cover the President as part of the pool. https://t.co/qpVbpaQb5S
— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) September 21, 2026
The White House television press pool that covers events by President Donald Trump on a rotating basis will stop covering those events because of the White House’s ban on CNN from acting as a member of that five-member pool, CNN reported Monday.
CNN was barred from covering Trump as the designated TV pooler on Monday, when the president is visiting New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/21/trump-white-house-press-pool-cnn-ban.html
🚨 JUST IN: Basically every major TV network — including FOX NEWS — effective immediately are banding together to STOP video-pool coverage of President Trump's events and UN trip to NYC, because POTUS blocked CNN/MSNOW/Politico
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 21, 2026
"TV networks are standing with CNN because they… pic.twitter.com/qH63V6VDGB
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