White House correspondents protest over lack of wire reporters on Air Force One

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on his way to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

The group representing White House journalists said it was disturbed the Trump administration barred wire service news reporters from travelling with the president on Air Force One to the Middle East.

No reporters from The Associated Press (AP), Bloomberg or Reuters were on the plane, where presidents often take questions from travelling members of the press.