White House Targets CNN Reporter’s Children After Trump Clash at 1 News Conference
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 17
White House Targets CNN Reporter’s Children After Trump Clash at 1 News Conference
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 17
Summary
A White House rapid-response account escalated Trump’s clash with CNN’s Kristen Holmes by posting that her children would be “sickened and embarrassed” by her question at Monday’s news conference.
The attack followed Holmes asking Trump to respond to Sen. Jon Ossoff’s jab that he would rather travel with aide Natalie Harp and build a ballroom than do his job as president.
Trump answered by insulting Ossoff, then repeatedly told Holmes to “be quiet,” called her “fake news” and a “fake reporter,” and asked a young attendee whether she was disrespectful.
CNN called Holmes “one of the most respected and accomplished journalists” covering the White House and said personal attacks over a tough, relevant question were beneath the presidency.
The episode extends a broader pattern of Trump and official White House accounts intensifying attacks on journalists, especially CNN women correspondents, including Kaitlan Collins in July.
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