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White House pool suspends TV coverage of Trump after CNN ban (www.ms.now)

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The White House press pool on Monday announced it has suspended its televised coverage of President Donald Trump after the White House pulled CNN from its assigned pool coverage duties this week.

“Effective today, the TV pool will not be covering events designated as pool coverage of the President,” Fox News’ Washington bureau chief Bryan Boughton, acting chair of the TV pool consortium, said in a note to TV pool members on Monday.

Boughton on Monday said the other pool coverage, which includes print and radio, would continue as normal. “We will provide updates as this situation develops,” he added.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fox News’ Washington bureau chief Bryan Boughton, acting chair of the TV pool consortium, said in a note to TV pool members on Monday.

When Fox News won't put Trump on TV, you know it's something.

[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They know they will be first to get kicked out of the press pool if the wind changes direction.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think they realize that if they bend the knee their coverage will start mirroring OAN and other far reich networks and their programming will start to get boring if that happens. The reason Fox has such high ratings is they allow one token Democrat on for bloodsport arguments. If it's all Republicans all the time, there won't be controversy and they lose eyeballs.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This isn’t Fox News, this is the pool.

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, but Faux News is part of the pool, and I would've expected them to be the first to bend the knee, so this is a surprising show of solidarity

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

Theres FOX News and Fox News. The news arm of the broadcast network is distinct from the cable news channel.