President Trump’s White House has finally wrested control of press coverage from biased media gatekeepers as the administration eliminated the permanent wire service position in the press pool.
This aims to redirect access to a more diverse range of journalists while forcing legacy liberal outlets like Associated Press to compete for coverage like everyone else.
The White House press office announced that wire services will no longer enjoy privileged status in the presidential press pool.
This significant change follows a court battle with the Associated Press, which had been excluded after refusing to update its Stylebook to reflect President Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico.
While the court ordered AP’s reinstatement, the ruling also allowed the administration to restructure press access entirely.
Wire services – including AP, Reuters, and Bloomberg – will now compete for selection as ordinary “print poolers” rather than having guaranteed daily access.
The change eliminates decades of special treatment that wire services have enjoyed while creating more opportunities for diverse media outlets that better represent what Americans read in 2025.
In addition, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has taken direct control of press pool management from the White House Correspondents’ Association, ending their decades-long gatekeeping.
The new arrangement includes seven key positions: two print journalists, major and secondary TV crews, one radio journalist, one “new media” representative, and four photojournalists, creating a more balanced media ecosystem that includes conservative voices.
The administration has further demonstrated its commitment to media fairness by adding a 50th seat in the briefing room specifically for “new media” outlets and creating a separate “new media” spot in the daily pool.
They have also introduced a secondary TV rotation that includes both mainstream networks and conservative channels, addressing years of liberal media dominance in White House coverage.
As expected, the liberal media establishment is crying foul. MSNBC’s Eugene Daniels, current president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, claimed the changes are retaliatory and will hurt press freedom.
This complaint rings hollow considering the previous administration regularly restricted press access, and the Obama administration was notorious for its hostility toward Fox News and other conservative outlets.
The real story is that the Trump administration is expanding media access while ending the monopoly of wire services that have consistently demonstrated anti-Trump bias in their reporting.
By expanding the print rotation from 31 to 34 spots and creating new opportunities for conservative and independent media, the White House is ensuring Americans receive more balanced coverage of the President’s activities.
This overhaul represents a much-needed correction in White House media relations, breaking the stranglehold of liberal outlets that have dominated presidential coverage for generations.
