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The move to pick reporters who can ask the president questions breaks with decades of precedent.
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Feb. 25, 2025, 2:53 p.m. ET

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White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump

In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.

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