Donald Trump is currently locked in an acrimonious battle with the presidential press pool after he banned three major outlets, CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, from covering the White House. In response, they and other press outlets have announced a mass boycott of the White House press pool.
In a joint statement yesterday, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News confirmed that as long as the ban on the colleagues remains in place, they will not be providing coverage of White House events, with their statement underlining “the public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government,” and arguing, “No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.”
