Story preview
CNN left off Air Force One for Trump’s trip to Tennessee as White House installs new media restriction
About this story
- Published
- Sep 26, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC
Continue reading on the publisher site for the full article.
Story preview
Continue reading on the publisher site for the full article.
Coverage
Tone
Outlets covering it
13
in the last 3 days
First reported
3 days ago
12 outlets since
Countries
12 other outlets reported this story in the last 3 days.
Context from Wikipedia on the organisations, people and places in this story.
USAF aircraft carrying the US president
Air Force One is the official air traffic control–designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States. The term is commonly used to denote U.S. Air Force aircraft modified and used to transport the president, and as a metonym for the primary presidential aircraft, VC-25 or VC-25B, although it can be used to refer to any Air Force aircraft the president travels on.
More on Wikipedia ↗Residence and workplace of the US president
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. The White House is also a metonym for the Executive Office of the President.
More on Wikipedia ↗U.S. state
Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million.
More on Wikipedia ↗The White House signaled Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip, escalating an ongoing battle over media access to the administration.
The White House has signaled that CNN will be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's Saturday trip in the latest media restriction in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.
Real America's Voice News replaces CNN on Air Force One amid escalating tensions between President Trump and US media.