Overview
- On Saturday, President Trump posted on Truth Social that he “may move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location” while denying any plan to restore the old White House pool under the briefing room.
- The remark follows reporting that Mr. Trump urged then-press secretary Karoline Leavitt in August to move briefings out of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, an idea that was not implemented.
- The administration has recently restricted access for some outlets and a federal judge ordered those credentials restored, a ruling the White House is still contesting and that could shape any relocation effort.
- Physically, the Brady briefing room sits over an indoor therapy pool installed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and covered in 1970, so restoring the pool or moving the press would create major security, construction and logistical hurdles.
- News outlets framed the development differently: Reuters reported the president’s post as a direct confirmation, while Mediaite and Raw Story emphasized the rhetoric and the history of conflict between Mr. Trump and the press.