Trump Scoffs After Finding Out Reporter is From MS NOW: ‘Don’t Ever Talk Again!’

President Donald Trump tore into MS NOW in the Oval Office on Monday after the network’s White House correspondent Jake Traylor identified himself while asking a question.

Trump took questions from the press pool, which the White House now controls, and was first asked several softball questions by pro-MAGA outlets like One America News and Real America’s Voice.

Traylor eventually jumped in and asked the president if he signed off on Todd Blanche’s deal with GOP senators to kill the $1.8 billion weaponization fund in exchange for their votes to confirm him as attorney general.

“I didn’t look at it. All I know is that Todd Blanche is great. He’s going to do a great job. Everybody knows it. And I understand there’s been a sign-off, but I don’t know what they agreed to. I think Todd Blanche agreed to reconfirm things that he’s already said, and what he said was okay,” Trump said in reply to Traylor.

Traylor followed up, “Can I ask, are there other avenues for your supporters to get paid through, potentially, if it’s not through the weaponization fund?”

“Who are you with?” Trump pushed back.

“I’m with MS NOW, sir,” Traylor replied.

“You who?” Trump clarified.

“MS NOW,” Traylor replied.

“MS NOW? What a terrible show — they have the worst people on that channel,” Trump hit back.

“Are there other avenues?” Traylor continued, pushing for an answer.

“No, there are no other avenues that I know about. Go ahead,” Trump said moving on to another reporter.

“Mr. President, on the Iran talks–” began another report as Trump circled back to Traylor:

MS NOW — that’s the failed MSDNC, right? They failed, they failed, so they gave it a new name. You know why? Because nobody watched it.

Later on during the Q&A, Trump raged at U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro and accused her of choking by dropping a case Trump wished to see prosecuted.

“Are you reconsidering her role?” Traylor asked as Trump jabbed at Pirro.

“You’re fake news,” Trump replied to Traylor. “Don’t ever talk again! You’re fake. You’re one of the worst in the business.”

Watch the clip above via MS NOW.

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