Media Coverage Suspension of the President

Now, Fox News, ABC, CBS, and NBC, the four other networks that

share the responsibility for providing television coverage with

CNN, all agreed to suspend those efforts.

And in a statement, the Fox News Bureau Chief in Washington

said, quote,

"Effective today, the TV pool will not be covering events

designated as pool coverage of the president.

There will be no replacement pool put in place."

Now, in solidarity tonight, The Washington Post, The New York Times,

the

Associated Press, AFP, Reuters, and Getty

also did not publish or share any of the images that were

taken of the president during his travels today.

Now, the reality of the presidency without a

news camera nearby was on

display today as the president held a ribbon cutting for one of his most

cherished projects, the installation of a new helipad on the

South Lawn. But because the audio technician from one

of the five

major networks wasn't there, it was actually impossible to know what

the president was saying over the roar of Marine One.

So there is no microphone because, there's no microphone because the pool

cameras aren't there. So maybe, uh, Tim, this is one example of it

backfiring just a little bit. Obviously, the ramifications are right here.

Can't hear what the president's saying.

That's what it looked like as he left the White House today.

But when asked if he agrees with the president's ban, as the

president himself referred to it in the Oval Office on Friday, Vice

President JD Vance argued that it wasn't one.

He's not banning media outlets. What he's doing is saying,

"We're not gonna give

you special access to the White House if you engage in what is effectively

propaganda."

Now, after the three organizations that were banned filed a lawsuit to

restore

access