Trump considering moving White House press corps

President Trump confirmed on Sunday he is considering moving the White House press corps from its historic location.

“Also, I am not building a swimming pool in the White House Briefing Room, and never had any intention of doing so,” he wrote on Truth Social in a lengthy post about comedian Bill Maher. “I am thinking about moving the Press, and putting them in a different location, but I will use that location for very badly needed space.”

The confirmation comes after The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Trump expressed to aides he would like to bring back an indoor pool installed in 1933 during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. The pool was later covered under former President Richard Nixon to make space for the briefing room.

Trump has previously called the reports “Fake News” in a separate Truth Social post Saturday but hinted he “may move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location.”

“The old swimming pool will never be brought back. I NEVER even thought to do such a stupid thing,” he continued.

The Trump administration has attempted multiple times to restrict press access to the White House and the Pentagon. Recently, The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg was removed from his print press pool duties by the White House after the president lashed out at the reporter in the Oval Office.

White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) President Jacqui Heinrich accused the White House of acting in “ retaliation ” and objected to the move.

Heinrich was also critical of the White House’s decision to bar Politico, CNN and MS NOW from the White House earlier this year. A federal judge issued a block on Trump’s ban of the three major news organizations, ruling that the outlets were likely not given enough due process.

Though CNN reporters, like Feinberg, are still unable to join the press pool on Air Force One.

A White House spokesperson told The Hill earlier this week, “no person and no journalist has a constitutional right to access the President’s Oval Office, Air Force One, or other sensitive and private facilities.”

“When publications lie, fabricate, and ignore the truth, proximity matters less and they can write their fiction from outside of these secure facilities,” the spokesperson continued.