The White House said Monday that The Wall Street Journal won’t be included in the press pool on President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to Scotland because of its story that Trump sent an off-color birthday letter to the late accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed the Journal’s “fake and defamatory conduct” for not being one of the 13 media outlets to accompany Trump to Scotland this weekend, Politico first reported.
“The Wall Street Journal or any other news outlet are not guaranteed special access to cover President Trump in the Oval Office, aboard Air Force One, and in his private workspaces,” Leavitt said in a statement. “Thirteen diverse outlets will participate in the press pool to cover the President’s trip to Scotland. Due to The Wall Street Journal’s fake and defamatory conduct, they will not be one of the 13 outlets on board.”
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