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White House blocks CNN from Air Force One trip, Washington Post reports
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The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and is considered a newspaper of record in the United States. In 2023, the Post had 130,000 print subscribers and 2.5 million digital subscribers, both ranking third among American newspapers after The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. In 2025, the number of print subscribers sank below 100,000 for the first time in 55 years.
More on Wikipedia ↗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.
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The White House on Friday night blocked CNN from Air Force One, preventing the network from covering President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. The four other major television networks — NBC, Fox News, CBS and ABC — agreed to resume their pool coverage of President Trump on Sunday, even though the White House…
Outlet had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, network said Friday