CNN left off Air Force One for Trump’s upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction

The White House signalled on Friday (September 25, 2026) night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's Saturday (September 26, 2026) trip, the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.

The news organisation was replaced by Real America's Voice News , a conservative outlet.

The news came just after journalists from three news outlets that Mr. Trump banned last week from the White House grounds returned to the executive complex with TV cameras, laptops and microphones in hand.

The U.S. network video pool for the White House was back in operation Friday (September 25, 2026), for the first time since President Donald Trump banned three news outlets in an extraordinary showdown over media access.