White House unloads on ABC News after reporter made Trump squirm

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Disclaimer: This is from the far left Daily Kos (but that is the only site I found reporting this) so take it with a grain of salt.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/11/20/2354808/-White-House-unloads-on-ABC-News-after-reporter-made-Trump-squirm?detail=emaildkre

White House unloads on ABC News after reporter made Trump squirm

President Donald Trump faced widespread condemnation this week for suggesting that Saudi Arabia may have been justified in killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. On Thursday, the White House sent out a release attacking ABC News—which employs the reporter who brought up the issue with Trump—as “fake news.”

Reporter Mary Bruce asked Trump about the Khashoggi killing as he appeared alongside Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a White House event on Tuesday. The Saudi regime is widely believed to be behind Khashoggi’s 2018 murder, according to U.S. intelligence agencies.

Trump leapt to bin Salman’s defense, characterizing him as doing a “phenomenal job” and complained to Bruce, “You don't have to embarrass our guest by asking a question like that.”

That wasn’t the only reaction Trump would have.

In an official release from the White House, the administration said on Thursday that ABC is “Fake News.” The White House falsely described ABC as “a Democrat spin operation masquerading as a broadcast network.” The release also alleged that ABC has a “longstanding commitment to hoaxes, character assassinations, and outright fiction targeting only one side of the political aisle.” 

In reality, ABC has often furthered narratives favorable to Trump and the Republican Party. The network has also for decades gone after Democratic leaders and the Democratic Party. 

The over-the-top release, which is historically a very unusual broadside by the White House, was only part of Trump’s attack on ABC on Thursday. He also went after the network’s entertainment division with a social media post calling for comedian Jimmy Kimmel to be fired after he mocked Trump over the Epstein scandal. 

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This didn’t really need a separate thread, but since it’s here Trump and his family are making bank in Saudi Arabia.

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Trump is killing America, Americans, for selfish gain.