The White House has declined to rule out restoring the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room to the indoor pool that still exists beneath its floor, following a report that Donald Trump has discussed moving the press corps out of the White House.
According to a New York Times report on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, Trump raised the idea of evicting reporters from the briefing room during one of his final meetings with then-press secretary Karoline Leavitt.