The Trump Administration announced they will decide which news outlets have access to the president, not the White House Correspondents' Association.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the change modernizes the press pool, saying the move would be more inclusive.

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The White House said Wednesday its officials “will decide” which news outlets can regularly cover President Donald Trump up close, breaking from a tradition where an independently chosen press pool follows the president and holds him accountable on behalf of the American public.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt cast the change as a modernization of the press pool, saying the move would restore “access back to the American people” who elected Trump.

The move reflects the Trump administration’s more-skeptical attitude toward traditional media outlets.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that the administration will now determine which media outlets will be in the White House press pool. The White House Correspondents' Association,

The White House is stripping the White House Correspondents’ Association of its role in managing the White House Press Pool, taking control of deciding who will be a part of the small rotating group of journalists and photographers who accompany the president.

The White House announced it will choose which news outlets get to cover President Trump in close quarters or in events with limited access.

The president, 78, previously provided a similar explanation for why he’s sustained bruises to his right hand.