Reporters from the Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg News and the L.A. Times were excluded.
By Philip Rucker and Philip Rucker White House Bureau Chief Email Bio Follow Josh Dawsey Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow February 27 at 9:03 AM HANOI — The White House abruptly banned four U.S. journalists from covering President Trump’s dinner here Wednesday with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un after some of them shouted questions at the leaders during their earlier meetings.
Journalists in the pool asked Sanders repeatedly whether North Korea was responsible for the White House’s decision to curb access, but she declined to give a direct answer. “I wouldn’t say that, she said, according to two people present for the discussions. Lauren Easton, a spokeswoman for the AP, said in a statement: “The Associated Press decries such efforts by the White House to restrict access to the president.
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