The White House is refusing to allow Politico on Air Force One on Monday, which means the news organization cannot fulfill its press corps pool responsibilities.
A Politico spokesperson confirmed that the publication was excluded from the out-of-town travel pool, a small group of reporters who travel with the president on trips.
The White House tried to enlist other news outlets to take Politico’s place on the trip, but “it was unable to find a replacement,” so “there is no primary print pooler on this trip,” Washington Post reporter Katherine Doyle said in an email to
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