Donald Trump clashed with a reporter during a recent press interaction over a question regarding the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in airports. The tense exchange occurred as the President took questions tied to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown.
Donald Trump attacks reporter, says he’s not doing ‘good job’
Donald Trump scolded a Newsmax reporter over a question about ICE during a recent press briefing on Monday, March 23. The President was on the way to board Air Force One at the Palm Beach airport in Florida for a visit to Tennessee when this awkward exchange took place.
At one point, Newsmax White House correspondent Mike Carter asked Trump about the deployment of ICE agents to airports during the DHS shutdown.
Trump did not seem happy with the question and berated Carter, saying, “Who are you with? You’re not doing a very good job. You’re not doing a good job. Did you hear me?” The President continued attacking Carter, saying, “I don’t think he’s going to be at Newsmax long.”
At another moment, Trump reportedly cut off the Newsmax correspondent to take a question from CNN instead. “I’m taking CNN over Newsmax. Can you believe it?” the POTUS said.
The tense exchange comes after Trump recently deployed ICE agents to multiple airports across the country to support the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel amid major delays caused by the funding shutdown of the DHS. The shutdown has led to major unrest among TSA workers who have not been paid for weeks.
On March 21, Trump blamed the Democrats for the DHS shutdown in a Truth Social post. He stated, “The Radical Left Democrats have hurt so many people with their vicious and uncaring ways. What they have done to the Department of Homeland Security, our fantastic TSA Officers, and, most importantly, the great people of our Country, is an absolute disgrace.”
According to CNN, ICE agents have been deployed in 14 airports in the nation, including Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh on Mandatory.
