Trump Excludes CNN From Annual State of the Union Lunch

Each year, presidents invite broadcast and cable news anchors for an off-the-record lunch the afternoon of the State of the Union address.

This year, President Donald Trump excluded CNN from the lunch, the network reported Monday night. According to Brian Stelter, while Trump has maintained the traditional lunch and will host one this year — despite his campaign of performative animosity towards the media — the White House has not invited any anchors from CNN.

“This is the first time in recent memory that a president has singled out one network and opted not invite any anchors from there,” Stelter wrote.

Last year, per Stelter, Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer attended.