The White House is removing the Wall Street Journal from the pool of reporters covering the president’s weekend trip to Scotland, reports Eli Stokols and Irie Sentner of Politico.
Stokols and Sentner report, “The move follows the Journal’s report alleging that President Donald Trump sent a sexually suggestive message to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. Trump has denied the existence of the letter and POLITICO has not verified it.
“‘As the appeals court confirmed, the Wall Street Journal or any other news outlet are not guaranteed special access to cover President Trump in the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One, and in his private workspaces,’ Leavitt said in a statement. ‘Due to the Wall Street Journal’s fake and defamatory conduct, they will not be one of the thirteen outlets on board. Every news organization in the entire world wishes to cover President Trump, and the White House has taken significant steps to include as many voices as possible.’
“A Journal spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”
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