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Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said on Wednesday morning that there will be a press availability after the meeting for questions with Mexican and American press. | Getty Traveling media not accompanying Trump to Mexico

Just one day after a traveling print pool was put in place for Donald Trump's campaign, the campaign is leaving the press behind on its big trip to Mexico on Wednesday.

The last-minute trip to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto was announced on Tuesday. And while there is a charter plane for the press traveling with Trump, their plane was directed to Phoenix where Trump will later give an immigration speech.

Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told Fox News on Wednesday morning that there will be a press availability after the meeting for questions with Mexican and American press. Some reporters could still make it to Mexico on their own, some outlets have correspondents in Mexico and local Mexican media will cover the meeting. But some Trump campaign reporters say purposely leaving behind the reporters who cover the candidate day in and day out may be on purpose.

Trump's traveling press corps got no heads-up about this trip, no efforts made to get them there https://t.co/xhBIPSYVSg — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 31, 2016





After attempts and feasibility of charter going to Mexico.... Campaign ultimately said no. https://t.co/amcGWuWLNG — Noah Gray CNN (@NoahGrayCNN) August 31, 2016





On the daily call with Trump communications director Jason Miller, reporters were "seething," one source on the call, who asked not to be named because the call is off the record, told POLITICO. According to the source, the campaign only told the five-network television pool about the opportunity to cover the meeting around 3 a.m. While some reporters were weighing chartering their own plane to Mexico, they decided against it partly because the campaign did not indicate there would be a press availability until Conway's comments this morning.

"He wouldn't say what the format of the meeting would be, what plane Trump is taking, whether Trump would meet with Peña Nieto alone or with others, who's traveling with him etc.," the source said. "Several reporters asked/complained about why they did not bring the traveling press corps. Jason said the comments were 'noted' but that was about it."

It's the second time in one month the traveling press has grown frustrated with the Trump campaign over last-minute trips. When Trump went to Baton Rouge earlier this month to survey the flood damage, the traveling press were also not invited. Trump said that the trip would be "non-political" with no press, but the visit was still featured prominently by all of the major outlets.

Trump campaign spokespeople did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

Hadas Gold is a reporter at Politico.