CNN Coverage Ban and Network Solidarity

Sort of stepping in here and saying, "Okay,

no CNN, no dice."

TV networks are standing with CNN because they know they might be next.

They could be the next to be banned.

And as you and Kaitlan just pointed out, this includes Fox News.

The five major networks that make up the TV pool,

and have for decades, are

NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, and Fox News. And I've heard from a lot of viewers

wondering, "What's gonna happen now that CNN's been kicked out?

Will the other networks, uh, stand in solidarity,

or will they just go on their

own and, and keep doing their thing?" Well,

now we have the answer thanks to this

email, and we can put the full email on screen.

It actually comes from the DC bureau chief at Fox News, because he happens to be in

charge of the, the TV pool, uh, right now until the end of the month.

All the networks take turns as the pool chair.

So the pool chair said r- he wrote, quote, "This is to advise that as effective

today, the TV pool will not be covering events

designated as pool coverage of the

president. This follows the White House's position

preventing CNN from fulfilling

its assigned pool duties." And here's the important sentence,

"There will be no

replacement pool put in place." John, that doesn't say this is

only today. That says this is effective today.

CNN was scheduled to be the travel pool in New York with the president both today

and tomorrow. Now, it's possible the court will weigh in

and overrule the

president, and maybe things will be back to normal by

Wednesday.

But my reading of this email is that the five major networks in the United

States

are willing to hold the line, and are willing to stand in solidarity with

CNN at this moment