Costco is dear to members’ hearts. So when State Department reporter Matthew Lee, who has an extensive track record of breaking news about the Trump administration’s visa restrictions, reported that a floated proposal would ban visiting Iranians from shopping at members-only wholesale stores like Costco and Sam’s Club during the U.N. General Assembly, people took notice.
That scoop was part of a larger story that showcased Lee’s beat expertise and strong source network in exclusively reporting that Trump was considering restrictions on delegations from Brazil, Iran, Sudan and Zimbabwe.
Lee also reported that Trump was considering loosening travel for Syrian officials and the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, who has been widely accused of corruption.
Lee himself was out of the country when he delivered these scoops, traveling with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Latin America amid a raft of news about the military strike on a Venezuelan boat.
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