The Journal reported that the president sent Jeffrey Epstein a birthday card in 2003 with a drawing of a naked woman.

When the White House took control of the so-called “press pool” that accompanies the president, journalists worried that the Trump administration would use that power to punish news outlets.

His private visit is exceptional as US presidents rarely promote their personal interests so publicly while in office.

Trump will be in Scotland from this Friday to next Tuesday to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and, among other "things," open another golf course at Trump International Scotland in Aberdeenshire.

The White House is citing the Wall Street Journal’s “fake and defamatory conduct” in its reporting on President Donald Trump’s

The president sued the publication last week, accusing it of defamation for an article about his ties to the disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein.

A White House spokesperson declined to comment on if the Journal would be included in the pool in the future, either on the White House campus or on subsequent trips.

A Wall Street Journal reporter was slated to be a part of the traveling press pool for President Trump's Scotland trip.

The Wall Street Journal engaged in "fake and defamatory conduct," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt alleged.

The White House said The Wall Street Journal would not be in the press pool traveling with Trump to Scotland due to its report on the Epstein letter.

The White House is banning The Wall Street Journal from traveling with President Trump during an upcoming trip to Scotland over the outlet’s reporting on the president’s alleged relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.