The White House barred CNN from serving as the television pool representative for President Trump's Monday trip to the United Nations General Assembly, days after excluding CNN, MS NOW, and Politico journalists from White House grounds. In response, ABC, CBS, Fox News, and NBC agreed to suspend their pooled coverage, disrupting a decades-long arrangement where five networks share costs and distribute presidential footage globally. The television pool, consisting of ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, and Fox News, rotates daily coverage duties.

The White House Correspondents' Association (**W. H. C.

A.), founded in 1914, traditionally manages pool rotations to prevent administrations from selecting only favorable outlets, though the White House assumed control of print pool rotations in February 2025. The pool system originated under President Dwight D. Eisenhower** to manage access during events in small spaces like the Oval Office.

Currently, the pool includes wire service, print, radio, and photography representatives alongside the TV crew. The New York Times participates in print and photography pools. Trump is scheduled to meet Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York and President Emmanuel Macron of France during the disrupted coverage period.