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Trump clashes with CNN reporter, calls her 'fake news' in Oval Office
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Trump clashes with CNN reporter, calls her 'fake news' in Oval Office

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • President Donald Trump clashed with CNN correspondent Kristen Holmes during an event in the Oval Office.
  • Trump attacked Holmes after she asked about his relationship with an aide and later about his communications with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
  • CNN defended Holmes, condemning Trump's personal attacks as undermining press freedom.

President Donald Trump engaged in a heated exchange with CNN White House correspondent Kristen Holmes on Monday, during an event honoring a young lifeguard. The confrontation escalated after Holmes posed questions regarding Trump's relationship with a 35-year-old executive assistant, Natalie Harp, and subsequently about his communications with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

You are a noisy and obnoxious person, you are fake news, shut up.

— Donald TrumpPresident Trump's response to CNN correspondent Kristen Holmes when she asked about North Korea.

The initial question from Holmes concerned comments made by Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, who had accused Trump of prioritizing personal matters, like "building his ballroom and traveling with Natalie," over presidential duties. Trump did not directly answer the question. Following the exchange, the White House's Rapid Response account on X criticized Holmes' question as "disgusting and inhumane," adding, "Someday, your children will cross paths with your disgusting and inhumane question."

The controversy surrounding Harp has been fueled by revelations in the book "Regime Change," which details her close relationship with Trump, including allegedly writing letters expressing strong loyalty. The confrontation continued when Holmes attempted to ask about North Korea. Trump dismissed her, calling her "noisy and obnoxious" and "fake news," and telling her to "shut up." He also referred to her as "very disrespectful" and even directed comments about her behavior to the young lifeguard being honored.

Someday, your children will cross paths with your disgusting and inhumane question.

— White House Rapid Response accountA statement on X criticizing Kristen Holmes' question about Natalie Harp.

Trump claimed that Kim Jong Un had responded to his messages and described their exchanges as "very positive," though he provided no specific details. CNN issued a statement firmly backing Holmes, denouncing Trump's and the White House's personal attacks as "beneath the dignity of the office" and incompatible with the principles of press freedom.

We firmly back Kristen and reject these attacks in the strongest possible terms.

— CNNCNN's statement defending correspondent Kristen Holmes against President Trump's attacks.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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