WASHINGTON — Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that President Donald Trump may choose which journalists travel aboard Air Force One, defending the White House’s decision to exclude CNN from the press pool for a trip to Tennessee. “ The president has every right to decide who flies on his plane,” Blanche told ABC’s “This Week.” He also described access to the White House as a privilege, saying, “It is the people’s house. It is a privilege, not a right, to be there.” CNN had been scheduled to travel with Trump on Saturday as part of the rotating television press pool. The White House blocked the network from joining the trip. Trump wrote on Truth Social that morning that “FAKE NEWS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!” The dispute came days after U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a temporary restraining order requiring the White House to restore press credentials for POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW for at least two weeks while litigation continues. Kelly questioned the administration’s claim that national security justified restricting the outlets, writing that he was skeptical, based on the record before him, that national security was the government’s actual motivation. During Sunday’s interview, Blanche maintained that the restrictions were intended to protect the country. He argued that coverage of the administration could affect how foreign leaders, governments and people abroad view the United States, and said it should be accurate. The competing positions put renewed focus on the boundaries between a president’s control over travel arrangements and the press’s ability to cover the executive branch. The judge’s temporary order addresses White House credentials; Blanche’s defense of the Air Force One decision concerned who can accompany the president on his plane.