Trump denies plan to replace White House briefing room with pool, hints at moving press
Photo: NewsNationPresident Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday that he will not replace the White House press briefing room with an indoor swimming pool, but that he may move the press corps to another location on the grounds. He did not give details. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Trump had told aides he wanted to restore an indoor pool. The Washington Examiner said the report described him raising a briefing room renovation with then-press secretary Karoline Leavitt before she left in August. Trump called the report fake news without naming the Times, and called the idea stupid. He said the pool would never come back. The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room was originally a pool built under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was converted under Richard Nixon. The post followed a series of administration restrictions on the press. Separately, the Daily Mail reported that at a Florida rally on Friday Trump said former press secretary Katie Zacharia, whom he fired last week after five days, panicked when reporters shouted at her in the press room. Zacharia told Newsweek she remains loyal to him.
Left-leaning outlets tracked by Crosswire had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative/independent and right-leaning outlets had. The Washington Examiner, on the right, leads with Trump's denial and the relocation hint. It quotes his post at length, gives the room's history and ties the move to earlier press restrictions. The Daily Mail takes a different angle, focusing on Zacharia's loyalty statements and Trump's rally remarks, and says little about the pool. Both right-leaning outlets feature Trump's own words. NewsNation and The Times of India largely match the Examiner's framing, with the Times of India stressing Trump's conflicts with the media.
How the sides differ Left sources have not covered this story; right and alternative sources both report Trump denying the pool plan while floating a press relocation, with the Daily Mail adding Zacharia's response.
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Not covering this story. None of the left-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
NewsNation and The Times of India lead with Trump denying the pool plan and hinting at relocating reporters. They cite the New York Times report and, in the Times of India's case, Leavitt.
The Washington Examiner leads with Trump's denial and relocation hint, quoting his post and the room's history. The Daily Mail instead focuses on Katie Zacharia's loyalty statements and Trump's rally remarks about her.