Trump weighs moving White House press corps out of the building
President Trump is considering moving reporters out of the White House, and has talked about turning their briefing room into a swimming pool, according to The New York Times and CBS News.
President Trump is considering moving the White House press corps to another building, CBS News reports.
The New York Times reports that Trump has discussed putting an indoor swimming pool where the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room is now.
CBS News, citing one source, says some outside allies of Trump have recently promoted the idea of relocating the press corps. The source named former Trump strategist Steve Bannon as one of them.
The reports do not say whether a decision has been made or when any move might happen.
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- The New York TimesTrump Pushes to Evict White House Press CorpsTue, Oct 20, 4:59 PM EDT
- CBS NewsTrump weighs moving White House press corps out of buildingWed, Oct 21, 9:54 AM EDT
- NPRTrump's attacks on the press have become a warThu, Oct 22, 6:06 PM EDT
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