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Sam Husseini@samhusseini · Aug 16, 2026

🧵 To my knowledge, no major media outlet has yet reported my being BANNED from the National Press Club, where I was a…

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A journalist claims to have been banned from the National Press Club for questioning Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at an event, contrasting this with a 2011 suspension for questioning a Saudi official that received media coverage and was eventually overturned. The journalist suggests the current incident is being suppressed by major media outlets.

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    🧵 To my knowledge, no major media outlet has yet reported my being BANNED from the National Press Club, where I was a member for over 20 years, for vigorously questioning Schumer….

    Sam Husseini@samhusseini · Aug 14, 2026

    The National Press Club has banned me for my questioning of Schumer. They absurdly claim I was a threat to "security". In fact, Schumer sat next to me before he spoke and as the video shows, I willfully left after I was approached. Text of @PressClubDC letter and my article below

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    Contrast: In 2011, during the Arab uprisings, I rigorously questioning a top Saudi official at the Club. I was suspended for two weeks. The Washington Post and other outlets covered it. Then, the Club’s ethics committee overturned the suspension. Another contrast: The Saudi official would take questions. Schumer wouldn’t at the Public Citizen sponsored event. (I have done interviews on the suspension with a few good podcasters, who are probably suppressed, which will be out soon.)