White House bans Wall Street Journal from press pool covering Trump trip as feud escalates

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Source: The Hill

07/21/25 3:55 PM ET


The White House is banning the Wall Street Journal from traveling with President Trump during an upcoming trip to Scotland over the outlet’s reporting on the president’s alleged relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein.

“The Wall Street Journal or any other news outlet are not guaranteed special access to cover President Trump in the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One, and in his private workspaces,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to The Hill on Monday. “Thirteen diverse outlets will participate in the press pool to cover the President’s trip to Scotland. Due to the Wall Street Journal’s fake and defamatory conduct, they will not be one of the thirteen outlets on board.”

Leavitt cited a decision by a federal appeals court which ruled earlier this year the White House could restrict The Associated Press (AP) from the Oval Office and other limited spaces when reporting on the president.

“Every news organization in the entire world wishes to cover President Trump, and the White House has taken significant steps to include as many voices as possible,” Leavitt said. A representative for the Wall Street Journal declined to comment.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5412239-trump-wsj-pool-scotland-trip/

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What is it that they say about "never argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel"? But then they were all complicit in the sane-washing.

[underpants]

1. Petty children

[Grins]

2. And now they have come for thee...

All the WSJ editors over the ages must be whirling in their graves.

[Grins]

3. But Tim Pool, Jack Posobiec, the Gateway Pundit are just fine.

This is Jeff Guckert on steroids.

[Paladin]

4. Well, this was predictable.

You wouldn't expect this regime to conduct itself with any sort of maturity or good judgment.

[SeattleVet]

5. ""Thirteen diverse outlets will participate in the press pool..."

Diverse? I thought this gang was against diversity!

Unless by 'diverse' they mean the diverse range from 'totally all up in tRump's butthole' all the way through the spectrum to 'just groveling' and 'fealty personified'. From the far-right to the even-further-right.