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Watch: Desperate Jake Tapper Begs Ambassador to Plead His Case to Trump and Let CNN Back Into Press Pool, Gets Rejected Live on Air

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Watch: Desperate Jake Tapper Begs Ambassador to Plead His Case to Trump and Let CNN Back Into Press Pool, Gets Rejected Live on Air

Rejection hurts, especially when it comes on live TV. Just ask Jake Tapper.

Jake’s network, CNN, is one of three liberal outlets currently involved in a legal struggle with President Donald Trump’s administration over coverage at the White House and of the president in what’s known as the press pool.

Five networks share what’s known as “pool” coverage — effectively rotating coverage of the president to save on costs.

ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC are usually the five allowed. However, CNN was one of the three outlets that got banned from the White House grounds recently. The other two, Politico and MS NOW, don’t have any part of the pool.

All three got their access back to the White House thanks to a judge’s ruling last week, which the White House seems set to challenge.

That said, while all three outlets are back at 1600 Pennsylvania, The New York Times reported that CNN is still excluded. While the other four networks initially protested by providing no coverage, period, the White House responded to this by providing their........

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