President Donald Trump lashed out at an ABC reporter and reversed his position on Monday afternoon after saying he would push to release the video of an alleged drug boat strike that has come into question.
Trump was taking questions from the press following a roundtable discussion about agriculture at the White House when ABC's Rachel Scott asked about the footage of an attack in the Caribbean, which a top intel lawmaker warned last week appeared to confirm that the U.S. committed a war crime.
“Mr. President, you said you would have no problem with releasing the full video of that strike on Sept. 2 off the coast of Venezuela," Scott said.
“I didn’t say that. You said that. This is ABC fake news," Trump said.
Scott pushed back.
"You said you would have no problem," Scott said.
Trump said the boat was "loaded up with drugs" and turned to the people sitting next to him for approval on his statements.
"You already admitted to releasing the full video," she said.
Then Trump unleashed a rant at Scott, attacking her in front of the entire room.
"You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you -- you are an obnoxious-- 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," Trump said.
Trump to ABC's Rachel Scott: "You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you -- you are an obnoxious-- a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told you." pic.twitter.com/3GcH2FaKB3
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