Trump Verbally Attacks NBC Reporter in Oval Office Outburst
President Donald Trump launched a verbal tirade against NBC’s Peter Alexander during a press event in the Oval Office with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. When questioned about a multimillion-dollar jet gifted by Qatar to the U.S. Air Force, Trump dismissed the inquiry as irrelevant and personally insulted the journalist, calling him “terrible” and “not smart enough.”
Trump went further, accusing NBC and its parent company, Comcast, of corruption and demanding investigations into their leadership. The confrontation adds to a long record of public hostility between Trump and members of the press.
