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How to understand Trump's national security defense in his press ban

NPR | By Scott Detrow,

Sophia Paliza-Carre, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Michelle Aslam

Published September 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM EDT

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Andrew Weissmann, a legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, about the Trump administration's rationale for banning three news outlets from the White House.

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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Sophia Paliza-Carre

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

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Michelle Aslam