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The White House has replaced CNN with Real America’s Voice (RAV) in covering President Donald Trump's trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday for a college football game. This decision follows the administration’s recent ban on CNN and other news outlets and comes as a judge granted a temporary reprieve from these restrictions. The change affects the television press pool duties while the legal challenges regarding access continue.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-26,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 25, 2026, the White House barred CNN from flying with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for his trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, on September 26, where he was scheduled to attend a college football game. This decision followed a previous ban by Trump against CNN and other outlets like MS NOW and Politico from covering his daily activities at the White House. Despite a judge’s order restoring access to the White House grounds for these networks, the ruling did not address Air Force One pool duties. The spot meant for CNN was instead given to Real America's Voice News, a conservative network. This move escalates an ongoing dispute over media freedoms and highlights concerns about First Amendment implications.
Written for “CNN Barred From Air Force One” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 20 other(s) covering the same event.
The White House has replaced CNN with conservative network Real America’s Voice (RAV) in the television press pool covering President Donald Trump’s trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday.
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House → replace → Saturday
According to White House guidance, RAV was listed as the secondary television correspondent and crew for the out-of-town travel pool, while CNN was not named as the primary television pool member.
Trump is scheduled to attend a college football game between the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas at midday Saturday.
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Trump → accord → midday
The move came shortly after CNN journalists, along with reporters from MS NOW and Politico, returned to the White House with television cameras after a judge granted the three news organisations a temporary reprieve from the administration’s restrictions on their access.
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judge → come → access
Earlier last week, Trump announced that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be banned from the White House.
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CNN → announce → House
The move also prevented the outlet from flying aboard Air Force One and carrying out its scheduled pool duties when Trump travelled to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
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Trump → prevent → Assembly
A judge later blocked the administration from enforcing the ban on the three outlets and ordered it to restore the credentials of affected reporters.
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judge → block → reporters
However, the status of the White House press pool remained less clear.
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status → remain → pool
With CNN excluded from the television pool, Fox, NBC, ABC and CBS had refused to perform their pool duties until regular access was restored.
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access → exclude → duties
Coverage resumed on Friday, with CNN serving as part of the pool as Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the National Archives.
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Trump → resume → Archives
It remained unclear how the White House’s latest move would affect the ongoing litigation involving CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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move → remain → CNN
An outside lawyer representing CNN had previously told CNN anchor Jake Tapper that he believed the restoration of the outlets’ access also covered the White House press pool.
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restoration → represent → pool
A judge has given the news organisations until Monday to file a request for a preliminary injunction, which could keep Trump’s proposed ban on the outlets on hold for a longer period.
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which → give → period
The television press pool is a key way for audiences around the world to receive video of the president’s speeches and public appearances.
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audiences → receive → speeches
It allows one group of journalists to cover events where space is limited and share the footage and information with other news organisations.
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space → allow → organisations
The White House press pool also includes print, radio and still photography rotations.
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pool → include → rotations
The system exists partly because presidents frequently travel and speak at locations that cannot accommodate the entire press corps.
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that → exist → corps
The Trump White House also produces its own content, including livestreams of presidential events.
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House → produce → events
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