White House TV pool members suspend pooled coverage of Trump
White House television pool members said they would stop providing pooled video coverage of President Trump, and no replacement broadcaster would be sent. Accounts differ by one day on when the suspension began.
Key points
- The pool’s members agreed to suspend pooled coverage of the president.
Evidence · 2 source statements
Following Trump's ban, White House television pool members FOX News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News announced Monday that they had agreed to suspend their pooled…
- The pool said it would not provide a replacement broadcaster.
Evidence · 2 source statements
Who's involved
White House TV pool
It provides pooled video coverage of presidential events.
It said it would stop covering the president through the TV pool and would have no replacement.
What they said · 2 source statements
Brian Borton
He described how the pool would handle events designated for TV pool coverage.
He said the pool would not cover those events and would not send a replacement broadcaster.
What they said · 1 source statement
White House television pool members
Their outlets jointly provide the pooled coverage at issue.
They announced they had agreed to suspend pooled coverage of the president.
What they said · 1 source statement
Following Trump's ban, White House television pool members FOX News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News announced Monday that they had agreed to suspend their pooled…
Where accounts differ
When the suspension began
- The pool said coverage would stop beginning September 21.
Evidence · 1 source statement
- The pool said coverage would stop starting September 22.
Evidence · 1 source statement
The accounts give start dates one day apart.
What was reported
- The White House TV pool said it would stop pooled video coverage of the president.
Reported independently by 2: Daily Jang, The Hankyoreh
Evidence · 2 source statements
- The named pool members were Fox News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News.
Reported independently by 2: Fox News, The Hankyoreh
Evidence · 2 source statements
Following Trump's ban, White House television pool members FOX News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News announced Monday that they had agreed to suspend their pooled…
- Fox News described the suspension as following Trump's ban.
One source: Fox News
Evidence · 1 source statement
Following Trump's ban, White House television pool members FOX News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News announced Monday that they had agreed to suspend their pooled…
Still unclear
- The reports give no later update on whether pooled coverage resumed.
Not heard from
- The Trump administration — Fox News says the suspension followed Trump's ban, but no administration statement appears.
- President Donald Trump — The suspension concerned coverage of him, but he is not quoted.