One America News Network has been removed by the White House Correspondents Association from the rotation of press outlets granted seats at the daily White House coronavirus task force briefings after OANN reporter Chanel Rion allegedly violated in-house rules by twice showing up at the briefings without an assigned seat. The seating for the press has been limited due to CDC guidelines for social distancing because of the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Rion has attended the briefings as a guest of White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham.
Chanel Rion at Wednesday’s briefing, screen image via C-SPAN/Twitter.
Reporter @ChanelRion of @OANN asks Defense Secretary Esper about the @WHO confirming Iran is downplaying its cases of coronavirus:pic.twitter.com/DJUwF6a62n
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) April 1, 2020
CBS News White House reporter Paula Reid complained about Rion’s appearance at the briefing, “OANN reporter once again standing in back of WH Briefing in defiance of social distancing requirements set in place by @WHCA. OANN is in the rotation of reporters who get to attend briefings but seem to think they get to play by different rules & put safety at risk. #COVIDー19”
OANN reporter once again standing in back of WH Briefing in defiance of social distancing requirements set in place by @WHCA. OANN is in the rotation of reporters who get to attend briefings but seem to think they get to play by different rules & put safety at risk. #COVIDー19 https://t.co/XhPjuib65I
— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) April 1, 2020
Statement by the WHCA:
WHCA Statement on Removing News Organization from News Briefing Seat Rotation pic.twitter.com/KL3XcPq7Rt
— WHCA (@whca) April 1, 2020
OANN’s Alex Salvi, reported Rion has attended the briefings as a guest of Grisham.
DEVELOPING: The decision was reportedly made after @OANN White House reporter @ChanelRion attended the briefing as a guest of Press Secretary Grisham.
The @WHCA says her attendance violated its social distancing policies.
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) April 1, 2020
Rion had a nasty note left on her desk in the White House basement earlier this month when she asked a question of President Trump that the press corps did not like.
Rion is on friendly terms with the Trumps. Earlier this month she posted photographs of herself with President Trump and Ivanka Trump at Mar-a-Lago and the Trump Hotel D.C.
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