White House reporters are fed up with Trump sidelining journalists
The White House Correspondents’ Association is fed up with President Donald Trump. On Monday, the group slammed reports that his administration is planning to take control of the briefing room’s seating chart—a blatant attempt to sideline journalists and stack the room with MAGA loyalists.
The WHCA, which has long handled seating arrangements—prioritizing major newspapers, TV networks, and wire services—alerted members via email that the White House is trying to wrestle that power away.
“If the White House pushes forward, it will become even more clear that the administration is seeking to cynically seize control of the system through which the independent press organizes itself, so that it is easier to exact punishment on outlets over their coverage,” the WHCA board wrote in a statement obtained by Politico.
The board went on to urge the administration to back down.
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