US President Donald Trump faced a wave of criticism from C-SPAN viewers after he shouted at a female reporter during a live press conference in the Oval Office. The incident occurred while Trump was discussing the scaling back of joint military operations with South Korea over the Iran War.
President erupts at reporter
As journalists began asking questions simultaneously, Trump struggled to hear the person he was focused on. He issued a series of "Quiet" commands, then pointed at one reporter and repeated the word. The 80-year-old fumed: "You're very disrespectful in front of this young man." He then turned to another person and asked: "Don't you find her disrespectful?" before chuckling and adding: "He understands, quiet."
Trump then asked the reporter: "Who are you with?" When she responded "I'm with CNN," he blasted: "You're fake news," before shouting the phrase again. As the reporter attempted to ask her question, Trump ranted: "You're fake news, you're a loud, boisterous person. You're fake news, be quiet."
Reporter attempts to question Trump
The reporter brushed off his insults and probed: "I'm trying to find out if you have been talking to Kim Jong Un about the military exercise," while Trump repeatedly interrupted with "Be quiet." He shouted: "You're a fake reporter and you report fake news."
Viewers react with fury
The interaction left viewers furious. One raged: "Such an ignorant, disrespectful person. He sets a horrible example." A second added: "What a disgrace of a president. He's everything he accuses the reporter of being." A third claimed: "He is incredibly volatile whenever he speaks to reporters that are women."
Another viewer said: "My lord. He is just an absolutely horrible person. It just gets worse and worse. I’m not sure how male journalists don’t speak out against the way he talks to women. Infuriating to watch." A fifth commented: "Sigh. It's the usual 0% statesmanship, 100% misogyny, 5,000% embarrassment." Another viewer claimed: "The USA is an embarrassment on the world stage thanks to this moron."
