in a statement sarah huckabee sanders outlined the new guidelines. among them, a journalist called upon to ask a question will ask a single question and then will yield the floor to other journalists. at the discretion of the president, follow-up questions may be permitted. when a follow-up has been asked, the questioner will yield the floor. when applicable, physically surrendering the microphone to white house staff for use by the next questioner. failure to abide by any of the rules may result in suspension or revocation of the journalist's hard pass. sanders added, we would have greatly preferred to continue hosting white house press conferences and relies on a set of understood professional norms and we believe the overwhelming majority of journalists covering the white house share that preference. but given the position taken by cnn, we now feel obligated to