Tuesday, May 06, 2025

'Rotten Newspaper! You Hear Me?!' Trump Absolutely Loses It

President Donald Trump lashed out at a Wall Street Journal reporter who was asking about his talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Sunday. The tense exchange happened on board Air Force One -- where the president held a brief gaggle with reporters. The footage (via CSPAN Networks) shows an unnamed reporter asking Trump a question that wasn't picked up by the network's microphone. But Trump clearly was put off by what the reporter was asking.

Posted by LampLighter at 03:26 AM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink

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... "Who you with?" Trump asked the reporter.

"Wall Street Journal," the reporter replied.

"That's right," Trump said. "Boy, you people treat us so badly. Wall Street Journal has truly gone to hell ... Rotten newspaper! You hear me, what I said?! It's a rotten newspaper!"

The reporter followed up by asking, "Are there any updates on talks with Vladimir Putin?"

"I wouldn't tell the Wall Street Journal because it'd be wasting my time," Trump said. "There are talks, I don't want to talk to the Wall Street Journal. Look, Wall Street Journal is China-oriented, and they're really bad for this country."

Trump's complaints about the Journal likely stem from a series of op-eds recently published by the paper's editorial board -- which have relentlessly criticized Trump's tariffs, and declared his presidency to be "in trouble." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-06 03:27 AM

Yet another example of the apparent need to kiss Pres Trump's ample derriere repeatedly, otherwise he does not like you.

As a corollary, I ask, how long before Pres Trump sics his DoJ upon the WSJ? As he seems to have done with Chris Krebs?


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-06 03:30 AM

I can't believe anyone believes or thinks his canned answer, woe is me bulls*&^ is worthy of the office of POTUS.

Says a lot about how awful and stupid his supporters are.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-05-06 10:42 AM

What a ------- crybaby.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-06 11:56 AM

Wall Street Journal, owned by far-right mogul Rupert Murdoch, is now Woke and Liberal.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-06 12:00 PM

far-right mogul Rupert Murdoch,

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-0

you are so stupid and ignorant at times...

I wonder why it is that I can stand you and not others.

RIGHT HERE REPEATEDLY I HAVE READ POSTS GLEEFULLY ANNOUNCING

that Murdoch has turned on his conservative viewers and " all that jazz::

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#6 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-07 11:53 AM

"that Murdoch has turned on his conservative viewers"

Trump isn't a Conservative, is actually what's happening here.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-07 11:57 AM

this is another reason normal people like trump

he doesn't take S off of any reporter from any source.

that will sooner or later lie about anything.

----and when they gather around me on SPIRIT AIRLINE 13

I don't either.

#8 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-07 12:01 PM

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