Some reporters have been caught secretly recording video and audio of our offices, along with pictures of sensitive info, without permission
Some reporters have wandered into restricted areas (our offices are feet away from the Oval Office)
Some reporters have been caught eavesdropping on private, closed-door meetings
Cabinet Secretaries routinely come into our office for private meetings, only to be ambushed by reporters waiting outside our doors
Press still has access to lower press where the press team sits and can answer all inquiries
Reporters can make appointments to see us in our offices
https://t.co/tosUqrcKGt— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) October 31, 2025
Trump team bars reporters from the "upper press" office of the White House where the press secretary's office is located. In this, Trump is following the lead of Hillary Clinton, who pressed the White House staff to do this in 1993. It provoked a storm and they rescinded the ban.— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) October 31, 2025