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#CNN bans WH pool #reporters from #debate

The WH Correspondents' Assn said CNN rejected multiple requests to let WH pool reporters inside the studio during the 1st #PresidentialDebate between President Joe #Biden & Republican #criminal #Trump.

The press pool, made up of reps of major #news orgs, accompanies #POTUS on foreign & domestic trips & normally has access to any event where he speaks or appears in public, to keep the public informed.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cnn-bans-white-house-pool-reporters-debate-room-2024-06-27/

Here’s what we are reading today:

The #us may allow military contractors to work in #ukraine but says that no decisions have been made, a source tells #cnn

The troops would repair #weapons systems in Ukraine, saving time and funds as this is currently done outside of Ukraine.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/biden-administration-american-military-contractors-ukraine/index.html

Statement from Rep Gregory Meeks:

“This afternoon we learned that CNN has credentialed 800 members of the media for the first presidential debate of the election cycle. Not one represents a Black-owned media outlet. CNN’s exclusion of Black-owned media represents an egregious oversight and is totally unacceptable. CNN must immediately credential Black-owned media outlets ahead of tomorrow night’s debate. Failure to do is a choice, an offense to Black Americans, and cannot stand.”

#CNN #CBCPAC

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans who served on the select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, will speak at the Democratic National Convention this week, CNN reports.

Kinzinger is slated to speak on Thursday night, the same evening Vice President Kamala Harris will address convention delegates.

#DNC #CNN #HarrisWalz #AdamKinzinger #VoteBlue