Secretary of State Rex Tillerson apparently held a news conference in Saudi Arabia on Sunday without telling the U.S. press corps.

After reporters tweeted about the lack of communication with the press, it was announced that Tillerson would hold a brief gaggle on Air Force One on Monday en route to Israel.

The pool has confirmed that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held a news conference in Riyadh that U.S. reporters were not told about. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 21, 2017

Also confusion over Tillerson apparently giving a press conference that no one was aware of https://t.co/5ae9ghnDfZ — Laura Rozen (@lrozen) May 21, 2017

Sec State Tillerson is holding a news conference right now in Riyadh, per WH pool, but US reporters were not invited or told about it. — Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) May 21, 2017



Tillerson broke precedent in March when he allowed just one reporter to accompany him on his trip to Asia.