CNN Anchor Cuts Into Trump Oval Rant To Refute Trump Claim That CNN ‘Hates Our Country’

CNN anchor Dana Bash cut in as President Donald Trump was still speaking in the Oval Office to offer a refutation to Trump’s claim the network “hates our country.”

Trump met with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office for a photo op on Monday, during which Trump repeatedly and viciously attacked CNN, including various incendiary and groundless claims about the network’s beliefs.

He began by refusing to take a question from CNN anchor and senior White House correspondent  Kaitlan Collins, then said “they hate our country” and want criminals and murderers to roam free.

Eventually, Collins was able to grill Trump in a heated exchange during which Trump insulted her and called the personnel at her network “sick people.”

With about 6 minutes still to go in the photo op, CNN cut away from Trump during Monday’s edition of Inside Politics, and Bash addressed Trump’s barrage before quickly changing the subject:

DANA BASH: Okay we have been listening to a lengthy live press conference inside the Oval Office with the leader of El Salvador, Bukele where we have heard a lot of bits of information, a lot of news nuggets that we want to definitely focus on, a lot of some misinformation as well.

But we want to digest all of this right now with our terrific panel here and our reporters, Jeff Zeleny. I want to start with you. You are at the White House.

Before I get to you, I just want to say for the record, since we heard President Trump say in the Oval Office that CNN hates our country–.

CNN does not hate our country. That should go without saying. I’ve been here for 32 years and I see a rhetorical device. in him trying to say such a thing.

That said, I want to focus on the news that we heard.

Watch above via CNN’s Inside Politics.