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White House faces backlash after booting The Wall Street Journal from Scotland media coverage plans
The Journal reported that the president sent Jeffrey Epstein a birthday card in 2003 with a drawing of a naked woman.
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White House removes Wall Street Journal reporter from Trump's Scotland trip over Epstein story
A Wall Street Journal reporter was slated to be a part of the traveling press pool for President Trump's Scotland trip.
Trump will be in Scotland from this Friday to next Tuesday to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and, among other "things," open another golf course at Trump International Scotland in Aberdeenshire.
The Wall Street Journal engaged in "fake and defamatory conduct," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt alleged.
The White House is citing the Wall Street Journal’s “fake and defamatory conduct” in its reporting on President Donald Trump’s
The president sued the publication last week, accusing it of defamation for an article about his ties to the disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein.
A White House spokesperson declined to comment on if the Journal would be included in the pool in the future, either on the White House campus or on subsequent trips.
The Wall Street Journal was slated to serve as the print pooler for the final two days of the trip, but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that would no longer be the case.
The White House said The Wall Street Journal would not be in the press pool traveling with Trump to Scotland due to its report on the Epstein letter.
The White House is banning The Wall Street Journal from traveling with President Trump during an upcoming trip to Scotland over the outlet’s reporting on the president’s alleged relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.