Many senior staffers were surprised by Trump’s directive and didn’t know it was coming until they saw his Truth Social post, according to three people close to the WH.
It happened while Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was out of town.
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President Trump’s move to ban CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House caught much of his own team by surprise.
@playbookdc called more than a dozen current and former Trump WH officials to figure out why this happened and why now.
Here’s what we learned 🧵
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NEW: @SenBillCassidy breaks with Trump on AI, saying he “absolutely” thinks there’s a big role for government in regulating the industry.
“Anything that is this transformative, the American people need to weigh in on, and the American people express their thoughts and anxieties and hopes and aspirations through representative government.”
Watch our full interview now on #TheConversation#:
📷: Francis Chung / POLITICO
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NEW: @SenAdamSchiff tells me he will not swear off future support from AIPAC, even as the group becomes increasingly divisive on the left.
It comes as other Democrats, including @SenRubenGallego, have told me they will reject donations from the pro-Israel lobby.
During his more than 25 years in public office, Schiff has benefited from campaign donations from AIPAC, including $5 million that its United Democracy Project gave to a super P: AC that supported his 2024 Senate bid.
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