Trump wants the media out of the White House, a pool instead of the press room

Donald Trump is considering replacing the White House press room with an indoor pool, as reported by the New York Times. He expressed this idea to former press secretary Karoline Leavitt in August before her resignation. Trump aims to restore the indoor pool originally added by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, which was later covered by Richard Nixon to create space for the media. While this move may seem minor compared to Trump's previous attacks on journalists, it symbolizes a significant shift away from recognizing the role of a free press in democracy. Trump had previously suggested removing the media from the White House during his first term.