The WHCA said that the White House would be trying to punish outlets it doesn't like by taking control of the seating chart for the briefing room.

In the Trump administration’s latest assertion of power over the press corps, the White House intends to take over the seating assignments in the press briefing room, according to a senior official.

In an email to members on Monday, the WHCA board said the plans, confirmed by POLITICO, are a “wrong-headed effort.”