White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday that President Trump’s administration will take direct control of the composition of the daily press pool after winning an initial court decision Monday over its two-week exclusion of the Associated Press.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took a moment out of Tuesday’s briefing to unveil a seismic change in press access for journalists covering President Donald Trump ‘s administration. Going forward, Leavitt said that White House press team would oversee the press pool instead of the White House Correspondents’ Association.

"This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president."