Trump Loses It On Female Journalist Over 'Stupid Question'
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump responded angrily to a CNN reporter's question about Iran during a press availability on Air Force One, calling it a "stupid question" and mocking the reporter.
- Trump warned Iran that if they attacked U.S. military bases, the U.S. would retaliate with unprecedented force, citing past military actions such as the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
- Trump accused CNN of not taking his threats seriously and repeated the reporter’s question in a mocking tone, highlighting his confrontational style with the press.
- The president has a pattern of verbally attacking reporters, particularly women, including insults directed at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, CBS’s Nancy Cord
