#CNN bans WH pool #reporters from #debate

The WH Correspondents' Assn said CNN rejected multiple requests to let WH pool reporters inside the studio during the 1st #PresidentialDebate between President Joe #Biden & Republican #criminal #Trump.

The press pool, made up of reps of major #news orgs, accompanies #POTUS on foreign & domestic trips & normally has access to any event where he speaks or appears in public, to keep the public informed.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cnn-bans-white-house-pool-reporters-debate-room-2024-06-27/