Trump says Washington Post is doing 'very poorly' over question on deportation of illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump clashed with a Washington Post reporter when she questioned him about the ICE crackdown and the deportation of immigrants. It happened when the president was interacting with reporters on the way to Palm Beach, Florida, aboard Air Force One on Friday, February 6.
The media person asked Trump, “Mr President, a number of people in the MAGA base say they aren’t satisfied with the administration just focusing on deporting violent criminals.”
But before she could conclude her question, the Republican leader interrupted her, asking, “Who you with?” She replied, “I am Natalie Allison with the Washington Post.”
Trump calls out Washington Post reporter for having 'a very bad attitude'
“Well, you are having a hard time getting readers. The Washington Post is doing very poorly. Go ahead. You have a very bad attitude. Go ahead,” Trump said.
The reporter then once again asked, “A number of people in your base say they want to see all illegal immigrants deported, even once.”
But once again, she was interrupted by the commander-in-chief, who added, “Let me tell you about my base. My base has never been stronger. My base is me, and other very good people, people that love our country. And if you talk about my base or the MAGA base, you could call it a lot of America First base. They couldn’t be more thrilled.”
Trump hails himself for making America 'best economy in history'
Trump also claimed that his administration has “climbed down to the lowest level that has been at 125 years. We have a border that’s totally closed. We have all the things that our base wanted and we have the best economy in history. Prices are down. We inherited very high prices and the highest inflation in the history of our country.”
When Allison asked, “Would you support mass deportations of people who are otherwise law-abiding?” Trump responded, “Seeing everybody, but we’re focusing on the criminals, we’re focusing on killers. We’re focusing but ultimately they all broke the law.”
The Republican leader, however, admitted that “a lot of people have been deported, a lot but the focus is on the murderers and the drug dealers.”
Washington Post fires 300 employees to 'secure future'
Trump’s statement about The Washington Post "doing very poorly" came after it was reported that Jeff Bezos’ newspaper terminated 300 employees, with the Post’s former executive editor Martin Baron calling it “the darkest days in the history of one of the world’s greatest news organizations."
The editor in chief, Matt Murray, had reportedly informed employees that the company was undergoing a “strategic reset” and “is taking a number of actions across the company to secure our future.”
“We all recognize the actions we are taking today will be painful – most of all, of course, for those of you who are directly affected, but for everybody. I know that the reset is going to feel like a shock to the system and raise some questions for everybody,” Murray added.
