First Collins, now Bertrand — and this time, he didn’t hold back. Trump’s explosive insult has reignited media tensions and left CNN reeling under the spotlight
Donald Trump is fighting CNN again, and this time it’s reporter Natasha Bertrand who is in the line of fire. Trump went off on social media after she shared information about a leaked intelligence report about Iran. The president did not hold back, resulting in yet another confrontation between the White House and CNN.
What did Trump say about Natasha Bertrand?
Donald Trump has unleashed a nasty attack against CNN reporter Natasha Bertrand, calling for her to be “thrown out like a dog” over leaked intelligence on Iran
The president also disclosed that he has been watching CNN reporter Natasha Bertrand for days, in his most recent outburst since the leak made headlines, as per a report by the Daily Beast.
“Natasha Bertrand should be FIRED from CNN! I watched her for three days doing Fake News.” He wrote on his Truth Social platform that she should be chastised IMMEDIATELY and then discarded “like a dog.”
The meltdown was Donald Trump’s most recent attack on the media, which he has used frequently since it started to wonder if the US strikes on Iran’s three main nuclear enrichment facilities had been “obliterated.”
“She should not be allowed to work at Fake News CNN. It’s people like her who destroyed the reputation of a once great Network. Her slant was so obviously negative, besides, she doesn’t have what it takes to be an on camera correspondent, not even close. FIRE NATASHA!”, Trump stated in yet another post.
The president personally attacked Bertrand, calling for her dismissal and accusing her of “trying to ruin our Patriot Pilots by harming their reputation when, in reality, they performed a GREAT job and hit “pay dirt” — TOTAL OBLITERATION!”
Did CNN defend Bertrand?
On Wednesday, CNN responded by asserting in a statement that the organization fully supports Bertrand’s journalism and that of her colleagues.
CNN backed up Bertrand’s reporting, saying it was true and good for the public, as tensions rose between Trump and the media. CNN admitted that the results were preliminary.
“We do not believe it reasonable to criticize CNN reporters for accurately reporting the existence of the assessment and accurately characterizing its findings, which are in the public interest,” stated CNN’s communications section, reported the Daily Beast.
In recent years, President Donald Trump has compared other perceived adversaries to dogs, including former FBI Director James B. Comey, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, and even his own Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was formerly a competitor for the GOP’s 2016 presidential candidacy.
What leaked report angered Donald Trump?
The Pentagon’s intelligence branch, the Defense Intelligence Agency, provided the preliminary analysis, which also purportedly discovered that while the attack did not destroy Iran’s underground structures, it did block access to two of its three primary nuclear sites.
The news was first rejected by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who said it was leaked by a “low level loser” to discredit the president.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has opened a probe into the leak, claimed it denigrated the efforts of US military combatants, while Rubio also voiced his opinion, calling it the work of “professional stabbers.”
Meanwhile, Trump claimed that the report’s conclusions were “not complete” and that additional data will provide a more accurate picture of the battle damage sustained over the weekend.
