Dasha Burns(@DashaBurns):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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Dasha Burns@DashaBurns

2026.09.19 15:21

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 🧵