MSN - The White House said Friday that reporters could no longer access an area in the West Wing known as “Upper Press” that houses the offices of key communications staff members, triggering pushback from White House correspondents, who said the move would hurt the press’s ability to cover the president.
The White House said the decision to restrict access to Room 140 was grounded in national security. Because of “recent structural changes” to the U.S. National Security Council, White House communications staff will now be “routinely engaging with sensitive material” in this part of the White House, officials said....
Upper Press, or Room 140, as it is formally called, hosts the offices of press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other press aides. Reporters have long been able to gather news in the area and engage with White House staff. President Bill Clinton sought to restrict press access to the same location in 1993, but rescinded the measures after media pushback.
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