Trump weighs moving White House press corps out of building

President Donald Trump has talked privately about relocating the White House press corps out of the building where it has long worked, two people close to the president told CBS News. Such a step would deepen his ongoing fights with news organizations over access and coverage. Neither source described the matter as settled. One said outside supporters, among them Steve Bannon, who once served as a Trump strategist, have promoted the notion in recent weeks. The New York Times reported the discussions first.

Communications director Steven Cheung did not rule it out, saying every option is still open and that an announcement will come when the time is right. Reporters have had space inside the White House for more than a century, and the current briefing room replaced a pool from Franklin D. Roosevelt's era. Late last month, Trump shared a before-and-after image on Truth Social hinting the room could revert to a pool.

He floated a move before his first term too but dropped it after the press reacted angrily. Since then, he tried barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the complex; a judge ordered their credentials restored.

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