Trump says he may move White House press corps to new location

According to Reuters, Trump used a social media post to dismiss a report that he planned to remove the White House press room and restore a historic swimming pool on the site. He said he had never "even thought to do such a stupid thing."[1] Al Jazeera reports that Trump called the reports "Fake News"[2].Al Jazeera reports that The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Trump had pitched his former press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, on an idea to move journalists out of the White House's storied James S. Brady Press Briefing Room[2]. Al Jazeera adds that the proposal did not move forward during Leavitt's tenure, which ended on August 27.[2]Al Jazeera reports that Leavitt said in a Friday interview that Trump was "flirting" with the idea of restoring the pool.[2] Appearing on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher", Leavitt said, "I don't know if he'll do it."[2]CBS News, citing one source, reported earlier this week that outside allies of the president, including former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, have recently pushed the idea of moving the press corps to another building.[3]Reuters reports that last month Trump briefly banned journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds[1]. According to Reuters, the White House restored their access after a federal judge ruled the ban likely unconstitutional, although the administration is still contesting the case.[1]Al Jazeera said the White House did not immediately respond to its request for comment.[4]