British CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour now treats travel to U.S. as if going to North Korea [View all]

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Christiane Amanpour Now Treats Travel To U.S. 'As If I Was Going To North Korea'

"I literally prepared to go to America as if I was going to North Korea," the British-born journalist said. "I took a burner phone. Imagine that."

June 5, 2025

British journalist Christiane Amanpour said she treats travel to the U.S. under President Donald Trump “as if I was going to North Korea.”
The longtime CNN correspondent talked about her experience flying to the U.S. on her podcast, “The Ex Files.”

“I must say I was afraid,” Amanpour told her co-host and ex-husband, Jamie Rubin, on Wednesday’s episode.
Amanpour was traveling to the U.S. last week to give a speech at Harvard University, which has come under increased attacks by Trump, including revoking the university’s ability to enroll international students

……. “I’m a foreigner,” Amanpour said. “I don’t have a green card. I’m not an American citizen. I’m fairly prominent, and I literally prepared to go to America as if I was going to North Korea. I took a burner phone, Jamie. Imagine that. I didn’t take a single … not my mobile phone, not my iPad, nothing, and I had nothing on the burner phone except a few numbers.”

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