CNN’s Jake Tapper pointed out the glaring irony of Donald Trump’s latest attack on the network and his colleague Kaitlan Collins.
Trump lashed out during a bizarre White House press briefing, centered on not announcing UFC boss Dana White as the new press secretary, after Collins asked whether he would stand by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if he were impeached.
The president said he would back Hegseth before turning his fire on outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who is leading efforts to remove the defense secretary from his role.
“Massie’s a loser, just like you’re a loser at CNN, just like your ratings are a loser,” Trump fumed at Collins in his latest verbal attack on the journalist.
“Massie is a loser, stone cold loser,” he then added.
Tapper aired the exchange on Monday’s episode of “The Lead” before delivering a deadpan observation.
“Kind of incredible to hear President Trump, after last Tuesday’s results, calling anyone else a loser,” he said, a pointed reference to the GOP’s bruising defeats in the midterm elections, which were widely interpreted as a rebuke of Trump amid voter frustration over persistently high inflation and his war with Iran.
“Interesting,” he added.
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