{"id":264327,"date":"2026-09-21T21:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/natalie-harp-to-blame-for-trumps-cnn-ms-now-white-house-ban\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T21:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:00:17","slug":"natalie-harp-to-blame-for-trumps-cnn-ms-now-white-house-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/natalie-harp-to-blame-for-trumps-cnn-ms-now-white-house-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie Harp to Blame For Trump&#8217;s CNN, MS NOW White House Ban?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a move that would be surprising coming from any other president in history, Donald Trump announced last week that he had revoked the White House press passes for several major media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The outlets \u2014 including CNN, MS NOW, and Politico \u2014 appear to be guilty of nothing other than publishing or airing content that\u2019s occasionally critical of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s not like Trump is new to being criticized, so \u2014 what gives?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293551268-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Executive assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump Natalie Harp looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an agriculture event in the Oval Office of the White House on September 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-563481 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293551268-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293551268-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293551268-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293551268-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293551268-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293551268-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293551268-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293551268-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Executive assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump Natalie Harp looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an agriculture event in the Oval Office of the White House on September 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, you may not be surprised to learn that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/natalie-harps-leaked-letters-to-trump-prompt-meltdown-in-white-house-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump\u2019s \u201chuman printer,\u201d Natalie Harp<\/a>, is once again at the center of a White House controversy.<\/p>\n<p>The longtime Trump aide reportedly played a key role in the President\u2019s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House \u2014 allegedly by showing Trump coverage that he found particularly irritating.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/21\/politics\/natalie-harp-trump-media-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, Harp showed Trump clips and other examples of coverage from the three news organizations last week.<\/p>\n<p>One graphic from Politico reportedly angered Trump, while Harp also showed him television segments featuring MS NOW anchors bashing his administration.<\/p>\n<p>That appears to have been the final straw.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced Friday that CNN, MS NOW, and Politico would no longer have access to the White House, accusing the organizations of being \u201cFAKE NEWS.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdjfZsZuqQ1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>By Saturday, reporters from the three outlets who attempted to enter the White House grounds reportedly had their press credentials confiscated.<\/p>\n<p>CNN reporter Betsy Klein, for example, said her badge had been deactivated when she attempted to enter the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The three organizations have since filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that the ban violates their First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, major television networks including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and CNN declined to participate in the usual White House television pool coverage in solidarity with the banned outlets. That meant there was no major television network providing pool footage of Trump\u2019s events, including his trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, meanwhile, has defended the decision.<\/p>\n<p>The President has said the White House is not attacking the free press, but rather targeting what he calls \u201cFAKE NEWS.\u201d He has also described the dispute as a national security issue, while the banned outlets maintain that their access was revoked because of their reporting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"GExSh_L0iMo\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/GExSh_L0iMo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"LIVE: Trump at United Nations General Assembly | US President Addresses UNGA 2026 | New York\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/GExSh_L0iMo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"LIVE: Trump at United Nations General Assembly | US President Addresses UNGA 2026 | New York\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: LIVE: Trump at United Nations General Assembly | US President Addresses UNGA 2026 | New York\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As for Harp, her reported involvement adds another layer to an already bizarre White House-media showdown.<\/p>\n<p>The former conservative television host is considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/natalie-harp-forgoes-food-and-sleep-rides-in-trunk-to-keep-up-with-trump-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of Trump\u2019s closest aides<\/a> and frequently travels with him. <\/p>\n<p>CNN reports that she also regularly gives Trump printed news stories and is involved in the messages he posts on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>Harp has attracted increased attention in recent weeks because of her unusually close relationship with the President.<\/p>\n<p>Now, according to multiple reports, she may have also been the person who put the coverage in front of Trump that helped set this latest media battle in motion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/natalie-harp-trumps-ban-cnn-ms-now-white-house-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes In a move that would be surprising coming from any other president in history, Donald Trump announced last week that he had revoked the White House press passes for several major media outlets. 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