This isn’t Trump’s first public clash with reporters. Over the weekend, he also fired a sharp four-word rebuke at a journalist who interrupted one of his impromptu briefings: “You are the worst. I don’t know why they even have you.”
And earlier this week, Trump targeted ABC correspondent Mary Bruce after she brought up the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.
“I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and it’s so wrong,” he said.
The latest incident has reignited concerns about how Trump engages with the press, drawing condemnation for his choice of words and his targeting of a female journalist in particular.
