A bunch of American reporters were barred from covering a dinner between Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their second summit in Vietnam.

The White House at first was not going to allow any U.S. print reporters into the room due to sensitivities over shouted questions at prior meetings, according to the print pool reporter in Hanoi. But after photographers joined their print colleagues in protest, the White House allowed one print reporter into the room.

That meant reporters from the three major wire services were not allowed in to cover the dinner.

“Due to the sensitive nature of the meetings we have limited the pool for the dinner to a smaller group, but ensured that representation of photographers, TV, radio and print poolers are all in the room,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement explaining the decision.

It appears wire reporters @JonLemire & @jeffmason1 were punished for asking questions — which is their job — during Trump’s first availability with Kim Jong Un. They were cut out of the pool covering Trump-Kim dinner “due to the sensitive nature of the meeting,” per Sarah Sanders

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) February 27, 2019

“We are continuing to negotiate aspects of this historic summit and will always work to make sure the U.S. media has as much access as possible,” she added.

After WH press were kicked out of Kim Jong Un's hotel, White House tried to exclude any print reporters from observing Trump's dinner with Kim, and only allowed one after protests. Said it was because of "sensitivities over shouted questions" (per pool report).

— Josh Smith (@joshjonsmith) February 27, 2019

Trump did not appear to be bothered by the presence of journalists inside the dinner, telling photographers to “make us look very good” and even asking them to share their photos so he could send them to Kim.

While the WH punished reporters for asking Trump questions, Trump reveled in the attention of the print photographers allowed into the dinner spray, asking Doug Mills to send him photos so he could share them with Kim.

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) February 27, 2019

The North Korean strongman, however, did appear irked by some of the questions shouted at the start of his one-on-one meeting with Trump, flashing a grin as they were escorted out of the room.

The summit thus far has been marked by press-access disputes. The White House press corps was ejected from their workspace at the hotel where Kim was staying after his arrival on Tuesday.