{"id":2433834,"date":"2025-05-12T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whca-slams-trump-after-wires-are-cut-from-foreign-trip\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T19:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:07:47","slug":"whca-slams-trump-after-wires-are-cut-from-foreign-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whca-slams-trump-after-wires-are-cut-from-foreign-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"WHCA slams Trump after wires are cut from foreign trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhca-slams-trump-after-wires-are-cut-from-foreign-trip%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2433834&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a recent controversy involving President Donald Trump and the White House Correspondents&#8217; Association (WHCA). When Trump departed for Saudi Arabia with press members aboard Air Force One, no journalists from major wire services\u2014Associated Press, Reuters, or Bloomberg\u2014accompanied him, marking a significant departure from precedent.WHCA President Eugene Daniels criticized this decision, emphasizing the importance of wire services in providing timely news to the public, especially during international trips. The tension between the Trump management and these wire services has escalated since Trump took office, reportedly beginning when the Associated Press refused to adopt his preferred nomenclature for the Gulf of Mexico. The administration argues that it is indeed diversifying press access by including other news outlets, while Daniels characterizes the exclusion of wire services as detrimental to transparency and accountability. The WHCA is advocating for the restoration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-vast-majority-of-law-enforcement-are-decent-honorable-people\/\" title=\"Biden Says \u2018Vast Majority\u2019 Of Law Enforcement Are \u2018Decent, Honorable People\u2019\">wire service<\/a> representation on Air Force One.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association slams Trump after news wires cut from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-trumper-adam-kinzinger-and-his-bill-gates-connection\/\" title=\"Anti-...er Adam Kinzinger and His Bill Gates Connection\">foreign trip<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2119951\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The battle between President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-association\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"media that cover him\">media that cover him<\/a> took another turn when he departed Monday for Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3404000\/trump-middle-east-trip-reestablish-us-influence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"left\">left<\/a> with a host of press aboard Air Force One, but for the first time in decades, no one from the <em>Associated Press<\/em>, <em>Reuters, <\/em>or <em>Bloomberg<\/em> was with him. The Trump administration has been warring with the three wire services since shortly after he took office, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >latest escalation led<\/a> to a statement from White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association President Eugene Daniels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3408431\/todd-blanche-librarian-of-congress-carla-hayden-fired\/\">Todd Blanche nominated to be new librarian of Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3408203\/trump-plane-qatar-gift-air-force-one\/\">Trump says only &#8216;stupid&#8217; person would turn down &#8216;free&#8217; plane from Qatar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3407985\/trump-drug-prices-executive-order-lower-prescription-costs\/\">Trump signs executive order lowering prescription drug prices<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;For the first time since the White House press corps started traveling with American presidents abroad, no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-leak-says-biden-whines-about-bad-coverage-to-reporters-in-off-the-record-conversation\/\" title=\"Report: Leak Says Biden Whines About Bad Coverage To Reporters In Off-The-Record Conversation\">wire service reporter<\/a> is aboard Air Force One today,&rdquo; Daniels said in a statement released Monday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Leaving out the wires is a disservice to Americans who need news about their president, especially on foreign trips where anything could happen and the consequences can impact the entire world,&rdquo; Daniels continued. <\/p>\n<p>Wire services feed stories to other news sources, in particular the <em>Associated Press,<\/em> a 178-year-old organization that provides content for more than 1,200 media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Trump began his feud with the wire service when the <em><em>Associated Press<\/em> <\/em>refused to go along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, locking it out of the Oval Office and the presidential plane as a result. When the Trump White House lost a subsequent lawsuit over the exclusion, it responded by eliminating the wire service spot from pool coverage rotations, impacting <em>Bloomberg <\/em>and <em>Reuters<\/em> as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For decades, the daily presence of the wire services in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-maggie-haberman-attacks-president-trump-over-white-house-reporters-having-to-work-early-on-christmas-eve\/\" title=\"NY ...s\u2019 Maggie Haberman Attacks ... Over ... Reporters Having to Work Early on Christmas Eve\">press pool<\/a> has ensured that investors and voters across the United States and around the world can rely on accurate real-time reporting on what the president says and does,&rdquo; <em>Bloomberg<\/em> Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-04-15\/white-house-moves-to-limit-newswire-access-after-ap-lawsuit-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> when the news was handed down. &ldquo;We deeply regret the decision to remove that permanent level of scrutiny and accountability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The White House counters that it is actually expanding press access by adding new outlets to the coverage rotation and keeping the wires included as well, albeit less frequently. Outlets represented on the Saudi Arabia trip include CBS, the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>, NPR, and the <em>Daily Mail<\/em>. An <em><em>Associated Press<\/em> <\/em>photographer is present as well, but no reporter for the outlet is going.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump has revolutionized the way a president communicates,&rdquo; Leavitt&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/program\/public-affairs-event\/white-house-press-secretary-leavitt-others-on-media-landscape\/659051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in an interview last month. She added later, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t wrestle with the fact that we&rsquo;re infringing on the First Amendment in any way, because I don&rsquo;t believe that we are.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Daniels called the exclusion of the wire services a &ldquo;disservice to every American.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you have read or watched the news, you&rsquo;ve relied on the words written and transmitted immediately by wire reporters,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;This change is a disservice to every American who deserves to know what their highest elected leader is up to, as quickly as possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As technology changes allow information to spread quickly via the internet, the Trump White House now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3367279\/trump-briefing-room-takeover-white-house-clashes-with-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"feels it can do without\">feels it can occasionally do without<\/a> the coverage the wires provide. <\/p>\n<p>Daniels said he is &ldquo;disturbed&rdquo; by the &ldquo;new restriction&rdquo; on who can cover the White House, calling it a form of retaliation for independent editorial decisions. The WHCA is calling for wires to have their Air Force One seats restored. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3406813\/trump-nil-reform-college-sports-nick-saban-cody-campbell-alabama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump to dive into the sports world again with college athletics commission\">Trump to dive into the sports world again with college athletics commission<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The WHCA used to select pool access on its own, a power the Trump administration took away earlier this spring. Trump also skipped the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association Dinner this year, continuing a trend he began in his first term of missing the swanky annual event.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>has reached out to the White House seeking comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2119951\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2119951\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Correspondents\u2019 Association criticizes Trump for excluding news wires from foreign trip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2433835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Donald-Trump-WHCA-wires-travel.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[49771,4133,3634,36427,55105],"class_list":["post-2433834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-foreign-trip","tag-news","tag-trump","tag-whca","tag-wires-cut"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Donald-Trump-WHCA-wires-travel.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2433834"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2433838,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433834\/revisions\/2433838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2433835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2433834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2433834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2433834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}