The White House excluded the Wall Street Journal from the press pool and deprived it of the opportunity to accompany US President Donald Trump during his upcoming trip to Scotland. This is reported by CNN, informs UNN.
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It is noted that when the White House "took control" of the press pool, journalists feared that the Trump administration would use this power to punish news agencies.
First it was the Associated Press, now it's the Wall Street Journal
White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt stated that this change was made "due to the false and defamatory conduct of the Wall Street Journal," referring to a recent publication about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of pedophilia and organizing prostitution.
The Wall Street Journal or any other news organization is not guaranteed special access to cover President Trump's activities in the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One, and in his private working quarters
The publication indicates that previously the press pool's tasks were formed by the White House Correspondents' Association - an independent group representing the journalistic corps. However, in February, Leavitt took control of the press pool, giving the administration a new form of influence.
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