White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed reports on Monday that the Trump administration was “seriously considering” taking control of the seating arrangements in the White House press room, leaving the White House Correspondents’ Association, which traditionally controls seating, left in the lurch.

“We’ve made a lot of changes across the board that have benefited the American public to how this White House is covered,” Leavitt told Fox News on Monday. “We believe that it’s fundamentally unfair that a group of D.C.-based elitists get to choose who gets to cover the president of the United States.”

Over the weekend, Axios reported that the Trump administration was organizing its own seating chart for reporters. Leavitt confirmed Monday, according to The Hill, that the White House was “seriously considering” the changes but noted that attempts were being made to “broker” a meeting with WHCA leadership.

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