President Donald Trump eviscerated a reporter for asking a question he thought made no sense, according to the UK Daily Mail. When the reporter said he was from HuffPost, Trump said he hadn't "read them in years" and that he "thought they died."
Trump was speaking to the press aboard Air Force One as Trump was on his way to New Orleans on Sunday. A reporter asked him about a comment Vice President J.D. Vance had made about the role of judges in overriding executive authority.
A judge ruled over the weekend that the Department of Government Efficiency was barred from accessing records at the Treasury Department. "If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal," Vance posted to X, formerly Twitter, Saturday.
"If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that’s also illegal. Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power," he added.
The reporter set up the question by summarizing Vance's statement then asking Trump for his opinion. "JD Vance suggested that if the Supreme Court rules in a way that you don't like, they could just enforce it by themselves. Do you agree with that?" the reporter asked.
Whether it was the wording of the question or Trump's unfamiliarity with Vance's statements, the president had a strong response for the reporter. "I don't know even what you're talking about. Neither do you. Who are you with?" he asked.
"HuffPost," the reporter replied. Trump went in for the kill shot after that. "Oh, no wonder," the president shot back.
"I thought they, I thought they died. Are they still around? I haven't read them in years. I thought they died," Trump added.
President Trump demolishes Fake News "reporter" @svdate on Air Force One:
POTUS: "I don't know even what you're talking about. Neither do you. Who are you with?"@svdate: "HuffPost, sir."
POTUS: "No wonder. I thought they died." pic.twitter.com/kNB0359aJA
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 9, 2025
According to Fox News, Trump would later answer the question of whether he agreed with the court's decision to block DOGE from auditing the Treasury Department. "No, I disagree with it 100%. I think it's crazy," Trump said to host Bret Baier.
"And we have to solve the efficiency problem. We have to solve the fraud, waste, abuse, all the things that have gone into the government. You take a look at the USAID, the kind of fraud in there," Trump added, referring to the audit of the United States Agency for International Development.
As for the reporter, a spokesperson for HuffPost sloughed off the humiliation. "His loss — perhaps his biggest since 2020," the spokesperson said when asked by Fox News.
"Millions of Americans are tuning into HuffPost's coverage to stay informed about the consequences of Trump's presidency," the spokesperson added. Of course, the damage has already been done with Trump's cutting, relatable, and truthful remark.
The leftist media has been unfriendly to conservatives for decades, while Republicans just took it. Now Trump is dishing it right back to them, and they still can't handle it.
