# Claim 95

The change in pool control has not been reversed; the White House continued to select the pool as of September 2026.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The change in pool control has not been reversed; the White House continued to select the pool as of September 2026.
- Field: status
- Value: Ongoing as of 2026-09-22
- About: [incident 2025-whca-loses-control-of-press-pool](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-whca-loses-control-of-press-pool)
- Source: What is the White House pool? These days, it's a battleground between Trump and free press rights. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/09/22/what-is-the-white-house-pool-its-a-battleground-between-trump-and-free-press-rights
- Publisher: AP (via MPR News)
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2026-09-22

## Quotation from the source

> Last year, the Trump White House upended a decades-long tradition of an independent association of journalists selecting members of the pool. The White House now picks and chooses which members of the media make up the pool.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/95. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.