Mike Pence reverses ban on Tony Fauci going on CNN - after network revealed officials were blocked from appearing in revenge for not showing VP's part of coronavirus briefing

Vice President Mike Pence's office reversed its decision to ban top health officials including Dr. Tony Fauci from appearing on CNN after a reporter at the network exposed the stand-off. 

Pence's people were trying to get CNN to air the daily coronavirus taskforce briefings in full.   

After the initial story was published, Pence's office allowed CNN to book Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for the network's weekly Thursday night coronavirus town hall. Fauci will appear Friday morning on 'New Day.'   

Pence's office took issue with CNN's decision to only broadcast the back-and-forth between President Trump and reporters and not the second half of the briefing when Pence commands the podium. 

'When you guys cover the briefings with the health officials then you can expect them back on your air,' a Pence spokesperson told CNN, which had first reported the news of the ban.  

Vice President Mike Pence's office has told CNN that medical experts from the coronavirus taskforce will not be made available to the network unless it airs the whole briefing 

Pence (left ) generally takes over the podium after President Trump leaves and gives more time for medical experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci (right) to speak 

Previously, Fauci (right) would appear on CNN Town Halls with Anderson Cooper (left) and Dr. Sanjay Gupta (center) 

Previously, Fauci had appeared at least weekly on the network as part of a CNN Town Hall series with Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. 

But since last Thursday, CNN's media reporter Oliver Darcy wrote, Fauci, nor any other member of the White House's coronavirus taskforce - which is being led by Pence - has been available to do the show. 

Meanwhile, Fauci, Dr. Deborah Birx, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Surgeon General Jerome Adams have all made appearances on NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox over the past week. 

Like CNN, the broadcast networks have not carried the White House daily coronavirus taskforce briefings in full. 

Of the cable networks, Fox News Channel stays on the briefing for the longest amount of time each day. 

Two White House officials that are not members of the taskforce have been on CNN this week. 

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper did an interview on CNN's 'State of the Union' Sunday show and White House trade adviser Peter Navarro appeared on Anderson Cooper's show Friday and the CNN morning show 'New Day' on Monday.   

Trump has long battled with CNN, calling White House correspondent Jim Acosta 'fake news!' 

Pence has generally stayed away from these battles.