Who is White House correspondent Natalie Winters? The controversial journalist works for Steve Bannon, slammed OnlyFans’ Lily Phillips and has warned the Daily Mail not to ‘go to war’ with her

Feb 4 , 2025

Meet Natalie Winters, the controversial White House correspondent who works for Steve Bannon and is beefing with the Daily Mail. Photo: @nataliegwinters/Instagram

Winters – who isn’t shy about sharing her transphobic, Islamophobic and antifeminist views online – went viral for her dubious fashion choices on her first day covering Donald Trump’s administration

Journalist Natalie Winters, 23, who serves as the White House correspondent for Steve Bannon’s War Room: Battleground podcast, has sparked controversy for her wardrobe choices. First, critics slammed the young media personality for showing up to her first White House press briefing in “overly provocative and unprofessional” attire, per the New York Post. Then, in response to a Daily Mail article covering the backlash, Winters released a barrage of posts on X. “Daily Mail, I would highly suggest you don’t go to war with me lol,” she wrote, adding, “I won’t be gaslit on personal aesthetics from people who celebrate obesity, trannies and grooming.”

Daily Mail columnist Lisa Kennedy then penned an op-ed about Winters titled: “You’re not a hostess at Hooters, you work at the White House!” Reacting in discussion with Bannon on the right-wing TV channel Real America’s Voice, Winters said, “It really reeks of jealousy and it’s just gross and I guess it’s women being women.”

But beyond her questionable fashion choices, what do we know about Natalie Winters, who proudly calls herself “Miss Information”?

Natalie Winters’ educational background

Natalie Winters is a University of Chicago graduate. Photo: @nataliegwinters/Instagram

Per the website of conservative think tank Claremont Institute, Winters graduated from the University of Chicago; she shared in an X post that she completed her degree in three years, rather than the usual four. In 2024, Claremont awarded her the Jack Roth Charitable Foundation Lincoln Fellowship.

She is proudly transphobic, Islamophobic and antifeminist

Natalie Winters’ outfit for her first day as a White House correspondent drew backlash from netizens. Photo: @nataliegwinters/Instagram

Winters enjoys sharing her transphobic views on social media. An Instagram post from July 2024, in which she is posing in front of a Trump-owned building, is captioned, “First time back in Chicago since getting kicked out of my sorority for being transphobic #winning.”

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