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December 9, 2025

Trump Insults Another Female Reporter as He Walks Back Support for Releasing Boat Strike Video
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President Trump has walked back his remarks last week when asked if he
would release video showing a series of strikes on an alleged drug boat
in the Caribbean on September 2. Previously, Trump said he had "no
problem" releasing the footage, but speaking to reporters Monday, Trump
defended Defense Secretary Hegseth while insulting ABC's Rachel Scott,
who pressed him on whether he would release the full video.

Rachel Scott: "Are you committing to releasing the full video?"

President Donald Trump: "Didn't I just tell you that?"

Rachel Scott: "You said that it was up to Secretary Hegseth."

President Donald Trump: "You're the most obnoxious reporter in the whole
place. Let me just tell you, you are an obnoxious, a terrible - actually
a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told
you: Whatever Pete Hegseth wants to do is OK with me."

Recently, President Trump called CBS's Nancy Cordes "stupid," Katie
Rogers from The New York Times "ugly," and when Catherine Lucey of
Bloomberg News asked him about releasing the Epstein files, Trump told
her, "Quiet, piggy."


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