Politico barred from Air Force One as judge weighs Trump’s media ban

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Reporters from Politico were barred from boarding Air Force One on Monday afternoon as a federal judge weighs a legal saga that began last month after President Donald Trump banned it, CNN, and MS Now from the White House.

Politico was scheduled to be a part of the out-of-town press pool and travel with the president to Nebraska as part of his midterm campaign tour, but reporters from the outlet were not allowed to board the presidential aircraft.

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