President Donald Trump snapped at a female reporter asking about press access, telling her “quiet” and then pointing at her and calling her “fake news.”
The exchange unfolded Saturday as Trump spoke with reporters before departing the White House, according to video of the gaggle posted by the White House.
“Do you only want outlets that support you to be a part of the press corps?” the female reporter, who isn’t visible on camera, asked.
“No, I want real news, not fake news like you,” Trump replied, pointing a finger at the reporter as she tried to ask a follow-up question. “I want, listen, I want real news. I love an open, free press. What I don’t like is a fake press where a group like CNN, you people watching, or MSDNC.”
Trump was referring to MS NOW, but calls them “MSDNC” to jab at their progressive lean. CNN, MS NOW and Politico were all kicked off the White House grounds last week as part of Trump’s media ban, which a judge he appointed temporarily blocked. However, CNN was not invited to join Trump on Air Force One on Saturday in the latest escalation of his battle with the press.
He continued his jab at MS NOW, saying, “They changed their name to ‘NOW,’ but you know why they changed it? Because their ratings were so bad.”
While Trump tried to continue his rant about “fake news,” reporters tried to jump in to ask another question. The female reporter he was answering started to ask, “Do you not want –” before Trump leaned in and told her “quiet” while holding a finger out at her.
“What I don’t like is fake news,” Trump went on. “And they’re fake news, 100 percent. In two years, I doubt they did one good story, and I won the election in a landslide.”
He then ended by saying, “What we don’t want is we don’t want,” before pausing to extend his arm all the way out and point directly at the female reporter, and finishing, “fake news.”
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