Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inJason LangeSaturday 24 October 2026 21:06 BSTPresident Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that he is considering shifting the White House press corps to a new area.”There is a Fake News report out there that I am going to remove the White House Press Room and bring back the old Swimming Pool, which lies directly underneath. Although I may move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location, the old swimming pool will never be brought back,” Trump wrote in his post.The New York Times reported Tuesday that Trump had suggested to then-press secretary Karoline Leavitt in August that news briefings be moved outside the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, though the plan was not enacted.The comments follow escalating tensions between Trump and the press, including a recent clash with a correspondent for The Independent.The administration recently faced legal pushback after a federal judge ruled that temporarily banning certain journalists from White House grounds was likely unconstitutional.In fullTrump floating the idea of moving White House press area to ‘less obnoxious location’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in