Trump administration announces takeover of press rotation for White House events

Published February 25, 2025 3:32pm ET



Following a court victory over the Associated Press, the Trump administration announced it will take over assignment duties for press coverage inside the White House.

“A group of DC-based journalists, the White House Correspondents Association, has long dictated which journalists get to ask questions of the president of the United States in these most intimate spaces. Not anymore,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. “Moving forward, the White House press pool will be determined by the White House press team.”

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