The US Treasury Department has denied credentials to reporters from The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg News for this week's Group of 20 finance ministers summit in Asheville, North Carolina. The exclusion comes amid global market volatility and the US-Iran conflict.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the decision was unrelated to the journalists’ viewpoints. This move is the latest restriction on media access under President Donald Trump.
The New York Times said in a statement that denying American journalists access to an event in the U.S. is a blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny. The outlet described the decision as another disturbing effort by the administration to undermine independent journalism.