The president called two reporters “nasty” after he disagreed with their critical coverage.
President Donald Trump early Saturday lashed out on Twitter at two reporters from The Washington Post who he said “shouldn’t even be allowed on the grounds of the White House.”
Trump called Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker “two nasty lightweight reporters” in response to their story published last weekend titled: “Trump’s lost summer: Aides claim victory, but others see incompetence and intolerance.”
Donald J. Trump
✔@realDonaldTrump
The Washington Post’s @PhilipRucker (Mr. Off the Record) & @AshleyRParker, two nasty lightweight reporters, shouldn’t even be allowed on the grounds of the White House because their reporting is so DISGUSTING & FAKE. Also, add the appointment of MANY Federal Judges this Summer! https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1170097018901020673 …
Donald J. Trump
✔@realDonaldTrump
“The Washington Post’s Lost Summer” https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-washington-posts-lost-summer …
The Post’s piece centered on what some White House aides and Trump allies believed were a series of opportunities that Trump had missed over the last couple of months.
View the complete September 7 article by Lee Moran on the Huffington Post website here.