CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists were allowed back at the White House Thursday, nearly a week after President Donald Trump banned them. The reinstatement came after a judged ruled that the administration had to temporarily restore their access.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists were allowed back at the White House Thursday, nearly a week after President Donald Trump banned them.
The reinstatement came after a judged ruled that the administration had to temporarily restore their access.
White House reporters Betsy Klein of CNN and Laura Barrón-López of MS NOW immediately began reporting live on the air after they were allowed onto the White House grounds Thursday afternoon.
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists were allowed back at the White House Thursday, nearly a week after President Donald Trump banned them. The reinstatement came after a judged ruled that the administration had to temporarily restore their access. White House reporters Betsy Klein of CNN and Laura Barrón-López of MS NOW immediately began reporting live on the air after they were allowed onto the White House grounds Thursday afternoon.
In the administration's court filing shortly before the deadline, White House press operations director Micah Stopperich presented a timeline the administration's activity to reinstate the journalists' access. to restore access "to affected reporters by turning on their hard badges," and soon...
Both media outlets pointed to the on-air reporting when asked for comment. Stopperich said her team was told at shortly after 7 a.m.
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