The White House continues its repression against the “Wall Street Journal“ and removed it from the list of journalists who will travel this weekend with US President Donald Trump to Scotland, BTA reported.
This happened after the publication claimed that Trump had a relationship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump is going to Scotland, where he has two golf resorts, from July 25-29. His visit is private, but during it he will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
“Because of the false and defamatory behavior of "The Wall Street Journal will not be among the 13 media outlets that will travel on Air Force One to Scotland as originally planned," White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said.
The president of the White House Correspondents' Association, Weijia Jiang, called the decision "deeply troubling" and demanded that the newspaper's reporters be allowed to accompany Trump.
On Friday, Trump said he would sue the newspaper for writing that he had sent Epstein a lewd letter and a drawing on his birthday years ago.
Since Trump returned to office in January, the White House, among other attacks on the press, has taken control of the group of journalists who follow the president closely, especially on his plane. Previously, everything related to these journalists was organized by the media themselves through the White House Correspondents' Association. home.
Under Trump, the US executive branch removed the Associated Press from the group because it continued to use the name “Gulf of Mexico“, not “American Gulf“, as the US president wanted. On the other hand, the White House began inviting influencers and content creators from the “Maga“ movement during some of Trump's trips.