White House Excludes CNN From Air Force One Travel to Tennessee
CNN reported that the White House excluded the news organization from traveling on Air Force One for President Trump's trip to a college football game in Tennessee, opting instead to include a conservative outlet.
Rochester, NY, September 27, 2026 — The White House excluded CNN from traveling on Air Force One for a trip involving President Trump to a college football game in Tennessee, according to a report by CNN. The news organization stated that a conservative outlet was included on the flight in its place.
The report did not specify the exact date of the trip or the name of the college football game. It also did not identify the conservative news outlet that was granted access to the presidential aircraft.
This decision marks a notable instance of the White House restricting access for a major news outlet on a presidential trip. Traditionally, journalists from various news organizations travel aboard Air Force One to cover presidential activities and provide reporting from the ground.
The exclusion of CNN from this specific trip, while a conservative outlet was reportedly included, could signal a pattern in the administration’s media access policies. No specific reason was provided by the White House for CNN’s exclusion in the report.
CNN’s reporting on the matter indicates that the decision impacted the organization’s ability to cover the President’s activities firsthand during the Tennessee visit. The full implications of this exclusion and the precedent it may set for future presidential travel and media access remain a subject of observation.
The report did not include statements from the White House regarding the decision or any official explanation for why CNN was not invited to travel on Air Force One for this particular event. The contractor’s name was not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Hunter Wright on www.whec.com, see more information here.
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