Donald Trump has a history of lashing out at female reporters. In the last month, the President of the United States has attacked journalists several times, and on Monday, he did it again. Trump exploded at an ABC reporter as she asked him a simple question.
Donald Trump has been known to be harsh with journalists, especially those he disagrees with. A few weeks ago, he called Bloomberg journalist Catherine LaCey “piggy” while onboard Air Force One, and two days later, branded her a “terrible reporter.” Some days later, he called CNN journalist Caitlin Collins “nasty” and “stupid,”
Not a single journalist fought back against Donald Trump for attacking a journalist. Sadly, the president has now lashed out against another female journalist. During a
ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott asked a question about Trump’s previous statement that he had “no problem“ releasing footage of the strike against an alleged drug trafficking boat off the coast of Venezuela on September 2.
Donald Trump attacks another female journalist
Two people survived the strike, but the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, allegedly ordered a second strike, killing them both. When Rachel Scott asked Trump if he’d release the full footage, which he said he had no problem with at the time, the president lost it.
“I didn’t say that. You said that, I didn’t say that,” Trump said, disputing the claim, branding her “the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place.”
“Let me just tell you, you are an obnoxious – a terrible, actually a terrible reporter. And it’s always the same thing with you. I told you, whatever Pete Hegseth wants to do is OK with me,” Trump said.
Trump continued to brag that the boat is “shot out of the water,” and that it saved 25,000 American lives from drug deaths and overdoses.
“The most obnoxious reporter in the whole place”
Reporter Rachel Scott wasn’t happy with the president’s response, and pressed him about whether he’d commit to releasing the footage.
“Didn’t I just tell you that? You’re the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place,” Trump responded.
Last week, Trump said he had no problem with releasing the video.
“We’re reviewing that right now,” he said at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
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