Trump says he may move White House press corps
President denies reports of press room removal and pool restoration.
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Then White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, April 15, 2025. President Donald Trump has talked about replacing the Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool. Read moreERIC LEE / New York Times
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What this story says
- US President Donald Trump stated he may relocate the White House press corps.
- Trump denied reports suggesting he intended to remove the press room and reinstate a historic swimming pool.
- The president described the idea of restoring the pool as 'stupid' in a social media post.
- The statements were made on the Truth Social platform.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 20 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 16 of the 36 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
59/100
Hype
48/100
36 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 3 of the 20 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday, 24 October 2026, that he may move the White House press corps to a different location. He made these statements via a post on the social media platform Truth Social. Trump also dismissed reports that he planned to remove the White House press room and restore a historic swimming pool to the site.
The president stated that he would never do something 'stupid' like restoring the pool. Multiple outlets reported Trump's confirmation of the potential move and his denial of the pool restoration plans.
Disagreement on pool restoration
While most reports indicate Trump denied plans to restore a historic swimming pool, one digest from Life.ru stated that Trump denied he was going to move the press briefing room but admitted he was entitled to do so. This digest did not mention the pool.
What the coverage left out
None of the digests mention the specific date of the social media post, other than the general confirmation of 'today' or 'Saturday'. The digests also do not specify the exact location Trump might move the press corps to, nor do they detail the nature of the reports he was dismissing beyond the removal of the press room and restoration of a pool.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 24 Oct 2026, 15:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
3 rated outlets
- The left-rated report led with Trump's statement that he 'may move press to less obnoxious location'. It noted his response to reports about moving the White House press corps.
Centre
6 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports led with Trump stating he may move the White House press corps to a different location. These reports also included his dismissal of plans to remove the press room and restore a swimming pool.
Right
11 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on Trump's potential move of the White House press corps, with some using phrases like 'less obnoxious location' or 'less annoying place'. These reports also highlighted Trump's denial of plans to remove the press room and restore a swimming pool, with one digest quoting him calling the suggestion 'stupid'.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump says he may move White House press corps?
- Of the 20 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 15% are rated left, 30% are rated centre, 55% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 36. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump says he may move White House press corps left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 20 rated outlets on this story, 15% are rated left, 30% are rated centre, 55% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Trump says he may move White House press corps biased?
- Trump says he may move White House press corps is one event reported by 36 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Trump says he may move White House press corps?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Trump says he may move White House press corps?
- 36 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Donald Trump say about the White House press corps?
- Donald Trump confirmed he may move the White House press corps to a different location. He made this statement on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Saturday, 24 October 2026.
- Did Donald Trump plan to remove the press room and restore a pool?
- Donald Trump denied reports that he planned to remove the White House press room and restore a historic swimming pool. He described the idea of restoring the pool as 'stupid'.
- Where did Donald Trump make these statements?
- Donald Trump made these statements in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Read it at the source
36 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
3Centre
6- Trump says he may move White House press corps (opens Investing.com in a new tab)
Investing.com — is Investing.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump says he may move White House press corps (opens Market Screener in a new tab)
Market Screener — is Market Screener biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump says he may move White House press corps (opens Reuters in a new tab)
- Trump says he may move White House press corps (opens The Mighty 790 KFGO in a new tab)
The Mighty 790 KFGO — is The Mighty 790 KFGO biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump says he may move White House press corps (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- Trump weighs moving White House press corps out of building (opens CBS News in a new tab)
Right
11- Trump may move White House press corps (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The Straits Times — is The Straits Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump says he may move White House press corps - Regional Media News (opens regionalmedianews.com in a new tab)
regionalmedianews.com — is regionalmedianews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- No Pool Instead of Press, but ...: Trump: Could Move Journalists to "Less Annoying Place" (opens n-tv in a new tab)
- Trump hints at moving White House press room ‘to less obnoxious location’, dismisses pool restoration reports (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump said that the briefing room for journalists could be moved from the White House to some other location (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Media Dispute: "Maybe I Move the Fake News to a Less Annoying Place – Trump Wants to Resettle the Press (opens Welt in a new tab)
- Trump says he may move White House press corps (opens WTAQ in a new tab)
- Trump says he may move White House press corps (opens WKZO in a new tab)
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- 'Fake News': Trump denies plan to remove White House press room, calls suggestion 'stupid' (opens WBMA in a new tab)
- Trump Considers Moving White House Press Corps To Another Building (opens tippinsights in a new tab)
tippinsights — is tippinsights biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Donald Trump Wants a Swimming Pool in the White House – and the... (opens Die Presse in a new tab)
Die Presse — is Die Presse biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
16- Trump: Move Fake News to a Less Obtrusive Location (opens Libre in a new tab)
- Donald Trump Says He Could Move the Press Room From the White House. (opens Financial Intelligence in a new tab)
Financial Intelligence — is Financial Intelligence biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Donald Trump: I Might Move Fake News to a Less Obtrusive Location (opens ertnews.gr in a new tab)
ertnews.gr — is ertnews.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Donald Trump Wants to Move Reporters to a "Less Intrusive Location" (opens CNN Greece in a new tab)
CNN Greece — is CNN Greece biased? Our profile of this outlet
- D. Trump: White House Journalists Likely to Move to Another Location (opens sofokleousin.gr in a new tab)
sofokleousin.gr — is sofokleousin.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Denies Reports of White House Press Briefing Being Scrapped: "I Would Never Do Something so Stupid" (opens Newsit.gr in a new tab)
- Trump says he may move White House press corps (opens Egyptian Gazette in a new tab)
Egyptian Gazette — is Egyptian Gazette biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Against Journalists: Possibility of Moving the White House Press Room Open (opens ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 in a new tab)
ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 — is ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- Trump Said He Could Evict the "Snatching" Media From the White House. (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- US: Trump Considering Moving White House Press Corps (opens Business Daily in a new tab)
Business Daily — is Business Daily biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Denies Rumors About Removing the White House Press Room (opens O Liberal in a new tab)
- Trump says he may move White House press corps (opens The Business Standard in a new tab)
The Business Standard — is The Business Standard biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Considering Moving White House Press Corps (opens ORF.at News in a new tab)
ORF.at News — is ORF.at News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump says he may move White House press corps (opens WIN 98.5 in a new tab)
- Trump Says He Could Move Reporters From White House Press Room Elsewhere (opens Hospodárske Noviny in a new tab)
Hospodárske Noviny — is Hospodárske Noviny biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Considers Moving White House Press Corps To Another Building (opens BizToc in a new tab)
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