The White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) has written a letter stating that the vice president’s campaign hasn’t created the space for the same number of photographer’s who traveled with President Biden.
In an “unprecedented reduction in access” according to the letter, they claim that Harris has reduced the number of journalists from 13, to nine.
The letter also claims that the reduction in their numbers affected the news reporters, whose ranks in the White House press travel pool fell from four to one.
The letter was sent on August 29, and while it acknowledges that the campaign said it needed the seats for increased security in the wake of the attempted assassination attempt on Donald Trump. However, it mentions broader exasperation about the lack of media access to Harris, who has had few unscripted moments with the media since becoming the democratic nominee.
So Harris gets increased security (from unauthorized photographers!) but Trump gets DEI hires?