The White House television press pool, responsible for covering President Donald Trump's events on a rotating schedule, has suspended its coverage ahead of Trump's trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. This action followed the White House's decision to ban CNN from acting as the designated TV pooler during the president's visit to New York. CNN was among five media outlets assigned to cover Trump's appearances, alongside NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox.

CNN, along with MS NOW and Politico, has responded to the ban by filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging the exclusion from White House coverage. The other four members of the White House TV pool chose not to replace CNN for these duties, resulting in a suspension of the pool’s designated coverage for Trump's Monday travel and events related to the UN General Assembly trip.

Bryan Boughton, Fox News' Washington bureau chief and acting chair of the TV press pool, confirmed the suspension in a statement, citing the White House's refusal to allow CNN to fulfill its pool role. He noted that no replacement pool would be formed and that other non-pool media coverage would continue as usual. Boughton assured media members and the public that updates would be provided as the situation evolves.

In a joint statement shared on the social platform X, the pool members emphasized the importance of transparency and unrestricted press coverage, underscoring that administrative restrictions on news organizations due to unfavorable reporting threaten the public’s right to accurate and independent information about the government. The suspension marks a significant moment in the ongoing tensions between the White House and certain news outlets over press access.