White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took a major blow to the White House press corps during a press conference on Tuesday, stealing some of the power the organization once had.
Leavitt on Tuesday decided by the media, not by the White House correspondents association (WHCA), the elected group assigned daily to cover the president and transcribe and syndicate his remarks. It has been announced that it will be done. Office. According to Leavitt, the Legacy outlet, which has been in the press pool for decades, is part of the press pool, but will add a new media outlet at the discretion of the White House Press Office.
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She added that major television and radio outlets will continue to spin from the press pool. However, outlets excluded from the press pool will be added on a rotating basis by the White House.
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WHCA President Eugene Daniels answered the news, I’m saying It brings tears to the independence of the free press. (Related: Comedian Amber Ruffin reveals that she will do a full liberal hack at WHCA dinner and doesn’t want to attend Trump)
“It suggests that the government will choose journalists to cover the president. In a free country, leaders should not be able to choose their own press corps,” Daniels wrote.
“For generations, working journalists who have chosen to lead the White House Correspondents Association board of directors will be encouraged to consistently expand WHCA membership and its pool rotation to include new outlets. ” Move occurs or announces at a media briefing.
Before Karoline’s first press conference, I overheard a WH correspondent whisper.
There was a gasp today when Leavitt announced the changes to the press pool. https://t.co/mgj5mbahpr
– Reagan Reese (@Reaganreese_) February 25, 2025
The announcement from the White House follows a legal victory over the Associated Press regarding the decision to use the Gulf of Mexico and not the Gulf of America in its story. The Associated Press filed a lawsuit against White House members on Friday after filing a decision that the media pool, an oval office and the Air Force refuses to call America under the new name.
Injunctive relief to end the ban on access to the Associated Press was denied Monday by US District Judge Trevor McFadden.
“The press and all people in the US have the right to choose their own words and are not retaliated by the government,” the AP wrote in the lawsuit.
