00:00While I have you, just really quickly, as you know, the White House has banned three networks from coverage there.
00:08Among those, CNN, you have a pool of reporters that travel with you.
00:13Any plans to ban any of the reporters who travel with you as a result?
00:18Yeah, look, the White House feels very strongly and the president feels very strongly that the coverage he gets,
00:23and I can't blame him.
00:24Look, I've got to be honest with you, maybe you're not going to like to hear this,
00:26but I watch a lot of American news coverage, and it sounds, in some cases, for example, like they're rooting
00:30for Iran.
00:31It sounds like they highlight anything Iran says in all their public statements as true,
00:35and they downplay everything American officials say is wrong.
00:39I don't think that that is what's behind this, but I think there's a trend line here that's very positive.
00:43So, look, the White House feels very strongly...
00:44With all due respect, should media outlets be banned because the president doesn't like their coverage?
00:50Should you be able to ban...
00:51Well, they're not banned.
00:51They are banned.
00:53They're banned from the White House.
00:55No, we're not closing CNN.
00:56Well, that's different.
00:57What they want is access to the workspace that the president...
00:59Does he sit right with you, though?
01:00I think the White House feels very strongly...
01:02Does he sit right with you?
01:03...the president feels very strongly that why should I have people working in my building and in my office
01:08that I believe are not honestly covering my administration?
01:11That's how it feels.
01:12We're not closing CNN.
01:13There aren't a bunch of police officers or soldiers kicking down the doors of MSNBC or MSNOW, whatever it's called,
01:19and arresting people and unplugging it from the grid.
01:22Like I said, they're just not allowed to work from the workspace at the White House.
01:25But there'll be no changes to your traveling pool of reporters.
01:30Well, we haven't discussed it, but again, I think, you know, every...
01:34The administration, this is a decision the White House made about coverage in the White House.
01:38Look, I'll do a press conference today, and I imagine there'll be reporters there tomorrow,
01:42and there'll be reporters there from every outlet.
01:44I don't ask them who they're with and so forth.
01:46And I don't think the White House is saying they're not able to cover the president.
01:49What he is saying, they're going to all write stories and do stories about the president.
01:53What he is arguing is, why should I have these people?
01:55What right do they have to be embedded in this building?
01:58They can cover the White House.
01:59They just can't have a desk there.
02:01Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.
02:02Mr. Secretary, thank you.
02:03Thanks for your time.
02:05All right.
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