No appointment? No entry to White House press officials’ rooms in latest Trump edict
Journalists have been banned from freely accessing the offices of Karoline Leavitt and other top communications officials in the West Wing
The new memorandum from the National Security Council bans journalists from accessing Room 140, also known as “Upper Press”, without a prior appointment, citing the need to protect potentially sensitive material.
It said the change would take effect immediately.
The National Security Council said the change was made to protect sensitive material now being routinely handled by White House communications officials as a result of changes to the council.
“In order to protect such material, and maintain coordination between National Security Council Staff and White House Communications Staff, members of the press are no longer permitted to access Room 140 without prior approval in the form of an appointment with an authorised White House Staff Member,” the memo said.