“The WHCA board is protesting strongly against how today's gaggle is being handled by the White House,” Jeff Mason, WHCA president said in a statement. A spokeswoman said the event was a "pool" event, which by definition is limited. “We invited the pool so everyone was represented,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. Nothing more than that.”Friday’s briefing was indeed initially deemed a pool event. “We’ll keep reporting regardless.”The Associated Press chose not to participate in the White House media gaggle.

Source: Fox News February 24, 2017 22:07 UTC