In a powerful display of his unwavering commitment to cutting through media deceit, President Donald Trump decisively confronted and exposed the bad-faith tactics of ABC News reporter Rachel Scott during a White House roundtable focused on the booming economy. The reporter, in a transparent attempt to stage a gotcha moment, abandoned any pretense of journalism to instead parrot Democrat talking points designed to undermine the Trump administration’s wildly successful and legally sound campaign against narco-terrorists. While the President was detailing historic economic gains for the American worker, Scott chose to launch an ambush, fixating on the administration’s necessary and forceful military actions to secure the homeland from drug cartels.
The reporter’s line of questioning was based on a false premise from the start, attempting to trap the President with a fabricated promise. As the transcript reveals, Scott began her attack by claiming, “Mr. President, you said you would have no problem with releasing the full video of that strike on September 2nd off the coast of Venezuela.” President Trump, with the sharp clarity that has become his trademark, immediately shut down this falsehood, retorting, “I never said that. You said that. This is ABC fake news.” This instantaneous correction laid bare the core strategy of the liberal media: to put words in the President’s mouth and construct narratives of scandal where none exist, all while ignoring the life-saving results of his policies.
Undeterred by truth, the reporter persisted, revealing her true objective: to create a fabricated conflict between the President and his effective Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth. After the President clearly stated his support for his cabinet official, saying, “Whatever Hegseth wants to do is okay with me,” Scott arrogantly attempted to rephrase the same question, demanding, “Are you ordering the secretary to release the full video?” President Trump, demonstrating immense patience, reiterated his full confidence in Secretary Hegseth’s judgment, explaining the critical national security context: “Whatever he decides is okay with me. So, every boat we knock out of the water, we save 25,000 American lives. I saw the video; they were trying to turn the boat back to where it could float because that boat was loaded up with drugs….” In this moment, the President highlighted the stark contrast between his priority—saving American lives from deadly narcotics—and the media’s priority: scoring cheap political points.
In a stunning display of unprofessionalism and outright contempt for the President’s office, Rachel Scott then brazenly asked the exact same question a third time, interrupting to ask, “Are you okay to release the whole video?”
This malicious repetition, a blatant attempt to badger and provoke rather than to inform, finally drew the entirely justified and fiery response from a President who has endured years of such dishonest harassment. “Didn’t I just tell you that?” President Trump responded, before delivering a definitive judgment on the reporter and the corrupt institution she represents: “You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you: you are an obnoxious, terrible reporter. It’s always the same thing with you. I told you: whatever Pete Hegseth wants to do is OK with me.”
🚨BREAKING: President Trump BODIES a fake news reporter from ABC.
Q: "You said he would have no problem with releasing the full video of that strike on September 2nd off the coast of Venezuela."
TRUMP: "I never said that. You said that. This is ABC fake news."
Q: "Are you… pic.twitter.com/R1oynEAH9u
— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) December 8, 2025
This masterful smackdown was not merely a personal rebuke but a public indictment of an entire media class that prioritizes left-wing activism over honest reporting, and that seeks to paralyze decisive action against national security threats with endless, hypocritical scrutiny.
h/t: Steadfast and Loyal
