Trump denies plan to replace press room with pool, may move media
President Trump said he may move the White House press area to a 'less obnoxious location' but denied reports he would restore an indoor swimming pool beneath the briefing room.
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- Trump wrote on Truth Social that a report saying he would remove the White House Press Room and bring back the old swimming pool was 'Fake News.'
- Trump said he may move the press 'to a less obnoxious location' but that the old swimming pool 'will never be brought back.'
- The New York Times reported Tuesday that Trump had expressed interest in restoring the indoor pool installed in 1933 for Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- The pool was covered during Richard Nixon's administration to make space for the growing White House press corps.
- The White House has restricted press access during Trump's second term, including stripping one reporter of print pool duties this week.
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- The HillWire / unratedTrump hints that White House press area may be moved to another location ↗
- The Gateway PunditFar rightTrump Says He May Boot Fake News to ‘Less Obnoxious’ Spot, but Won’t Restore Old White House Pool ↗
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