White House Bars Press Corps From Grounds for UFC Fight on June 14
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 9
White House Bars Press Corps From Grounds for UFC Fight on June 14
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 9
Summary
Sunday’s White House press corps access will be cut off entirely during the UFC fight on the South Lawn, according to an email from the White House Correspondents’ Association obtained by The Washington Post.
UFC — not the White House — will decide whether any reporters are allowed into the event, marking a break from the usual practice in which the White House controls press access on its grounds.
The restriction means credentialed White House reporters cannot enter the complex for routine coverage unless the fight’s organizer grants access, shifting authority over a presidential venue to a private sports promoter.