Trump called out as he refuses to take questions from reporter of 'discredited' NBC: 'End of free press'

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump refused to take questions from an NBC reporter on Monday, March 17, and labeled them "discredited" during a visit to the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

During his visit, Trump announced that the JFK Files would be made public on Tuesday, March 18, according to Mediaite.

Donald Trump refuses to take questions from 'discredited' NBC

Trump said on Monday, "While we’re here, I thought it would be appropriate, we are tomorrow announcing and giving all of the Kennedy files. So people have been waiting for decades for this."

The POTUS continued, "And I’ve instructed my people that are responsible, lots of different people, put together by Tulsi Gabbard. And that’s going to be released tomorrow. We have a tremendous amount of paper, you’ve got a lot of reading. I don’t believe we’re going to redact anything."

"I said just don’t redact, you can’t redact. But we’re going to be releasing the JFK files and that would be tomorrow. Do you have anything else to add to that, Carol? So that’s a big announcement. They’ve been waiting for that for decades. Then I said during the campaign I’d do it and I’m a man of my word," Trump added.

After his speech, he took questions from reporters and was asked if he knew what's in the files. Trump said, "It’s going to be very interesting."

Interestingly, When NBC’s off-camera reporter attempted to ask a question, the President replied, "Who are you with?"

Trump then said, waiving off the question, "I don’t want to talk to NBC anymore. I think you’re so discredited."

The moment soon went viral and was shared across social media by different users.

Donald Trump calls NBC one of the 'worst networks on television'

Donald Trump slammed NBC and labeled them as "one of the worst networks on television" during an Oval Office rant on March 12, per HuffPost.

An NBC reporter asked the POTUS about "inconsistency" in his economic agenda as he spoke to the press with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin.

Trump hit back at the reporter and said, "There is no inconsistency. Only with NBC, which is one of the worst networks on television, by the way."

However, the reporter replied, "It was your home for a long time."

Interestingly, Trump hosted the reality business show 'The Apprentice' on NBC for years. It was a show that helped him become a household name and laid the groundwork for his political career, per the outlet.

Trump ignored it and said he has "the right to adjust" and that he’s just being "flexible" rather than inconsistent.

Internet slams Trump as he refuses to take questions from NBC

Several internet users slammed Donald Trump as he refused to take questions from an NBC reporter and labeled them "discredited" during a visit to the Kennedy Center.

A user wrote on X, "Hey America, how do you like the end of the free press," while one added, "Uh, Trump’s first post-election interview was an exclusive that he gave to… NBC News (Meet the Press)!"

A person also stated, "'I throw tantrums when people don’t show me overwhelming and unwavering love'", whereas one mentioned, "A president who lies as frequently as he breathes has lost all credibility—he wouldn’t even deserve to lead a room, let alone an entire country."

A user also wrote, "He does this when he gets cornered answering a question," while one commented, "Ridiculous. he's not a king."

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