President Donald Trump insulted Washington Put up reporter Natalie Allison after she requested him Friday about his “MAGA base” whereas aboard Air Drive One.
“Mr. President, various folks within the MAGA base say they aren’t happy with the administration simply specializing in deporting violent criminals,” Allison started.
Trump reduce her off to ask, “Who’re you with?”
When she replied that she was with The Washington Put up, Trump mentioned, “Washington. Effectively, you’re having a tough time getting readers. Washington Put up is doing very poorly. Go forward. You’ve got a really dangerous perspective.”
Trump’s remarks got here simply days after the Put up publication had brutal layoffs. Additionally they got here after he lashed out Thursday at CNN senior White Home correspondent Kaitlan Collins, who had requested about justice for the victims of convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
On the time, he referred to as Collins “the worst reporter,” earlier than making a weird remark about her smiling.
“I don’t assume I’ve ever seen you smile,” he mentioned. “I’ve recognized you for 10 years. I don’t assume I’ve ever seen a smile in your face. You understand why you’re not smiling? As a result of you realize you’re not telling the reality.”
After taking intention at Allison on Friday, he defended his MAGA base, claiming it “has by no means been stronger.”
“My base is me and different superb folks, those that love our nation and for those who speak about my base or the MAGA base — you possibly can name it, a number of it, America First base — they couldn’t be extra thrilled,” Trump mentioned earlier than boasting about his administration.
That is simply the newest amongst a number of cases during which Trump has come after a lady reporter. Over the previous few months, the president has berated one other CNN reporter for asking what he referred to as a “silly query,” requested a CBS Information White Home correspondent if she was “a silly particular person,” and attacked a Bloomberg reporter with the phrases, “Quiet, piggy.”