The White House on Monday lashed out at a CNN reporter after she asked a question about President Donald Trump’s relationship with an aide, in the latest in a series of attacks on female journalists.
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During an event in the Oval Office, reporter Kristen Holmes asked Trump, 80, to respond to comments by a Democratic lawmaker about the president’s executive assistant Natalie Harp, 35.
“Someday, your children will come across your disgusting and inhumane question,” the White House’s “Rapid Response” team said in an X post directed at Holmes and linking to a video of Trump’s response.
The Republican leader later berated Holmes as “very disrespectful” as she asked a question on North Korea.
The event was to honor a teenage lifeguard who saved a child from swells, but the president opened the floor to questions on unrelated issues, as he regularly does.
“You’re a loud, boisterous person, you’re fake news, be quiet,” Trump said to Holmes.
CNN said the attacks on Holmes were “beneath the office.”
“We stand firmly behind Kristen and reject these attacks in the strongest possible terms,” it said in a statement.
Natalie Harp has been the subject of recent internet commentary after it emerged she was one of the few aides with Trump during a secret Air Force One swap in July.
Jon Ossoff, a Democratic senator and possible 2028 presidential contender, accused Trump in a campaign speech on Sunday of wanting to “build his ballroom and travel with Natalie” instead of doing his job.
The White House on Monday lashed out at a CNN reporter after she asked a question about President Donald Trump’s relationship with an aide, in the latest in a series of attacks on female journalists.
During an event in the Oval Office, reporter Kristen Holmes asked Trump, 80, to respond to comments by a Democratic lawmaker about the president’s executive assistant Natalie Harp, 35.
“Someday, your children will come across your disgusting and inhumane question,” the White House’s “Rapid Response” team said in an X post directed at Holmes and linking to a video of Trump’s response.
The Republican leader later berated Holmes as “very disrespectful” as she asked a question on North Korea.
The event was to honor a teenage lifeguard who saved a child from swells, but the president opened the floor to questions on unrelated issues, as he regularly does.
“You’re a loud, boisterous person, you’re fake news, be quiet,” Trump said to Holmes.
CNN said the attacks on Holmes were “beneath the office.”
“We stand firmly behind Kristen and reject these attacks in the strongest possible terms,” it said in a statement.
Natalie Harp has been the subject of recent internet commentary after it emerged she was one of the few aides with Trump during a secret Air Force One swap in July.
Jon Ossoff, a Democratic senator and possible 2028 presidential contender, accused Trump in a campaign speech on Sunday of wanting to “build his ballroom and travel with Natalie” instead of doing his job.
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