CNN and Politico reporters could not enter the White House under President Donald Trump’s newly announced media ban. Yet when Melania Trump held her own event in New York, both organisations were allowed through the door.
The Office of the First Lady approved credentials for CNN and Politico to cover “Fostering the Future Together,” an event held alongside the United Nations General Assembly on September 22. The decision created an unusual contrast within the Trump administration: two organisations barred from covering the president at the White House were cleared to report on the first lady.
