White House reporter talks about Trump banning MS Now, Politico, and CNN

Published September 20, 2026 2:40pm ET | Updated September 20, 2026 2:40pm ET



Washington Examiner White House reporter Naomi Lim said President Donald Trump’s ban on more media outlets from the White House appeared to be a “shoot from the hip” announcement.

“It was actually really lovely to be a part of this press pool,” Lim said on NewsNation’s The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt on Sunday. “We have to keep needling him because the issue is that I don’t think that they actually quite understood what this ban was.”

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