President Donald Trump is considering giving the White House press corps the boot from its longtime briefing room — and has another use in mind for the space that doesn't involve the swimming pool he insists was never on the table.Trump said Sunday he is thinking about relocating reporters to make room for other White House needs, a day after suggesting the press could be moved to a "less obnoxious location.""I am not building a swimming pool in the White House Briefing Room, and never had any intention of doing so," Trump wrote on Truth Social."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 president’s comments come after The New York Times reported on Oct.
20 that Trump had discussed replacing the White House’s James S.Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool.DAVID MARCUS: KAROLINE LEAVITT’S LASTING LEGACY IS OPENING THE WHITE HOUSE TO INDIE PRESSPresident Donald Trump spoke during a news conference in the James S.
Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, D.C., where he warned journalists against publishing details of a U.S.military raid to rescue two airmen shot down over Iran, saying such reporting could jeopardize operations.
(Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)When reached for additional comment, the White House referred Fox News Digital to Trump's Sunday Truth Social post.In a separate Truth Social post published Saturday, Trump shot down reports he planned to build a swimming pool, insisting he would never consider doing "such a stupid thing.""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," Trump wrote in the social media post."Although I may move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location, the old swimming pool will never be brought back."U.S.
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