Woman Screens Calls to Trump’s Personal Phone

A woman answered calls to a number journalists associate with President Donald Trump’s personal phone and asked callers to identify themselves, including during an election-night call that connected reporter Dasha Burns to Trump. The woman’s identity and whether screening is a standing arrangement remain unconfirmed. Politico’s livestream recorded Burns calling Trump during coverage of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections. A woman answered, asked who was calling and, after Burns identified herself, said, “One moment, please.” She then connected Burns to Trump, who spoke with the reporter. The exchange documents screening, but not a denial of access in that instance. NewsNation correspondent Kellie Meyer said she encountered a similar process when she called Trump on November 2. In a post on X two days later, Meyer said a woman answered and asked who was calling, and that Trump could not talk. Several other journalists also told reporters they had reached a woman asking them to identify themselves when calling Trump’s personal number in the preceding 48 hours. Those accounts describe screening, but do not establish how often calls were connected or the arrangement’s...