White House TV Pool Halts Coverage After Trump Bans CNN, MS Now, Politico

According to an email shared by CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins, the White House TV pool has announced it will cease covering events classified as presidential pool coverage. The communication, from TV pool chair Bryan Boughton, indicated that this decision is effective immediately, with no alternative pool being established. CNN was set to accompany US President Donald Trump to New York on Monday for the UN General Assembly but was removed from the list of participants; it remains uncertain if another news organization will fill that role. Boughton’s email referenced the White House's actions to prevent CNN from fulfilling its responsibilities as the reason for the pool's cancellation. CNBC reported on this development on Monday, which follows a lawsuit from three media outlets against Trump and his administration regarding a White House ban.