Eugene Daniels, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, is pushing back on the administration’s hostility to reporters as he navigates a move to MSNBC from Politico.

The White House says it will decide which news outlets have access to the president, ripping power away from an independent group of journalists.

This week is a troubling turning point in the already-tense dynamic between the Trump White House and the press corps.

Focused on reporting the president’s actions and statements, the 13 journalists that make up the press pool can sometimes blend into the background.

The White House’s move to take control of which outlets participate in the press pool is a break from a century of tradition with the White House Correspondents’ Association.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt talks Oval Office fallout, Elon Musk and DOGE's efforts, the White House's changes to the press pool and more on 'MediaBuzz.'

Donald Trump has consistently shown his disdain for journalists, frequently calling the media “the enemy of the people”. “The press, we're not the enemy of the people, we're defenders of the people,” says former Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta.