Shadowing Practice: Trump aide Natalie Harp played role in president's media ban of CNN - Learn English Speaking with Video

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One of the biggest questions that we've gotten asked and
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that we've asked our sources ever since the president announced that he was banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from covering his administration on Friday was why now?
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The president has complained about negative coverage for decades, long before he was in political office.
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So why is he taking this step to block outlets whose coverage he doesn't like from covering him?
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Well, our sources tell my colleague Kevin Liptak and I that last week the president's close aide,
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Natalie Harp, who is often seen with him in the Oval Office or on Air Force One, showed him graphics of negative coverage from Politico.
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Between that and coverage, TV clips that the president also saw,
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he was infuriated, which is what we are told led him to ban these outlets from covering him on Friday.
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It's a move that actually caught a lot of people in the West Wing off guard
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and they They were surprised themselves when the president announced that he was banning those outlets.
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Now when it comes to CNN and the president banning CNN from coming into the White House, from accessing Air Force One, the TV pool, which are all the major outlets,
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Fox News, CBS, ABC, NBC, and CNN, have all banded together and they have suspended the TV pool, which means that for the time being,
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the president will not have a camera and reporters from a major outlet, a major television outlet covering him.
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That comes as he is headed to New York on Monday for the United Nations General Assembly
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and also ahead of his big state visit in Washington with Xi Jinping, all events that we know the president values having broadcast on television.

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What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.