The US press corps covering President Donald Trump's visit to Vietnam were ordered to move out of their hotel in Hanoi at the last minute on Tuesday morning after another high-profile guest seemingly pulled rank.
Hours before North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived at Melia Hanoi - the same hotel where the US press corps were staying - the journalists were told to move, prompting a scramble to establish a new base for reporting on this week's high-profile summit.
Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced the decision to relocate the US journalists, prompting CNN's chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta to tweet: "Translation: The US press is being booted out of the hotel where we have spent days setting up our workspace."
His CNN colleague, Will Ripley, complained: "Kim Jong Un continues calling the shots, whether in North Korea or Vietnam. The US wanted the summit in Da Nang, which already had secret service clearance for APEC, Kim wanted Hanoi."
"Flying would've caused far less rail & road disruption, Kim insisted on his train. Now this..." Ripley added.
The journalists were allowed just one hour to move their equipment and other personal belongings, Ripley said.
Washington Post reporter John Hudson also blamed the last-minute switch on Kim, saying the North Korean leader "doesn't want the American press filing centre at the same hotel he's staying at."
The US press corps was moved to the international media centre a few blocks away.
Nearly 3,000 foreign journalists are registered to cover the summit, according to MOFA.
