Trump’s spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt made the surprise announcement at a daily briefing, saying that the independent White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) would no longer have a “monopoly” on choosing members of the “press pool.”
The WHCA -- of which AFP is a member -- said the decision “tears at the independence of the free press.”
“We’re going to be calling those shots,“ Trump said about media access.
‘Intimate spaces’
The Republican then turned towards a map saying “Gulf of America” behind him and added: “I’m just admiring it as I look at it. I’m getting teary eyed.”
But Leavitt, the youngest White House press secretary in history at age 27, said the WHCA had “long dictated which journalists get to ask questions of the president of the United States in these most intimate spaces.”
“Moving forward, the White House press pool will be determined by the White House press team.”
She appeared flanked by two large video screens saying “Victory” and “Gulf of America.”
‘Free country’
Some organizations have permanent places while others rotate through positions. Details of the White House’s changes weren’t immediately available.
“This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president,“ Daniels said in a statement.
Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, a WHCA board member, said on X: “This move does not give the power back to the people -- it gives power to the White House.”
The White House began blocking Associated Press journalists from presidential events two weeks ago over the Gulf of Mexico row.
A US judge on Monday declined to immediately order the White House to restore full access to the agency, but set a date next month for a more extensive hearing.
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