White House Limits Newswires in Press Pool Takeover
Donald Trump takes questions during a briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 30.
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The White House handpicked the first group of outlets for a new system of media access in which it chooses who is able to cover President Donald Trump in certain settings, limiting the role of the three main newswires that traditionally distribute news of the presidency around the world.
Using slots that traditionally would be assigned to the Associated Press and Reuters, the White House added Newsmax and Blaze Media to the so-called press pool for Wednesday. And instead of the HuffPost, which was next up in the rotation of print outlets, the administration invited Axios to serve as the print representative.