'Obviously I failed': CNN's Dana Bash laughs off Trump's taunts amid debate complaints

CNN's Dana Bash is laughing off recent insults from former President Donald Trump over her handling of a key interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, she told Salon reporter Dean Obeidallah in a new interview.

Bash, a co-moderator of Trump's presidential debate against President Joe Biden in June, became the target of Trump's Truth Social commentary she prepared to grill Harris and running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) late last month.

“Dana Bash of CNN has a chance at greatness today,” he wrote on Aug. 29. “If she gave a fair but tough interview of Comrade Kamala Harris, she will expose her as being totally inept and ill suited for the job of President, much as I exposed Crooked Joe Biden during our now famous Debate. How cool would that be for Dana and CNN???”

After the interview came out, Trump raged against Bash at a rally, calling her "nasty," Salon reported.

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None of this seemed to faze Bash, who reportedly laughed out loud when Obeidallah confronted her with how the former president's remark.

"Did you see his long diatribe about how I have the potential for greatness?" Bash said. "Obviously I failed."

Bash then elaborated on her mental state when faced with public criticism.

"I'm a human being and it's not pleasant, but it honestly makes me more resolute in understanding the impact and the importance of what we do as journalists, and to try to tune it all out," she said. "It's hard, but I try."

This comes after Trump, receiving criticism for what even Republicans are calling a "trainwreck" performance at his recent debate, responds by raging about Harris' smile and threatening ABC News' broadcast license.