Donald Trump dishes out brutal insult to reporter during live broadcast when confronted with question
Donald Trump made a scathing comment towards a reporter when he didn't appreciate his question.
The 47th US President is known for his honest approach when it comes to dealing with journalists, often snapping when he hears a question or claim that he doesn't particularly like.
Trump held a press conference on Capitol Hill yesterday (20 May), following his proposed trillion-dollar bill which would include huge tax cuts.
The administration has been facing pressure from all sides when it comes to the bill, with several conservatives claiming that it doesn't do enough for the country's eye-watering debt of $36 million.
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Described by the president as a 'big, beautiful bill', he was asked to respond to comments from Rep. Andy Harris, the head of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, who claimed that they were 'still a long ways away' from an agreement.
Having failed to get members of the Conservative party's hard-right groups to support the bill, Trump was then asked a question about the situation in a press conference.
A journalist asked: “Andy Harris said that you didn’t adequately convince enough people to vote for the bill?”
The president then asked the reporter who he worked for, to which he replied 'NOTUS', which stands for News of the United States.
Trump then replied: “Who? I don't even know what the hell that is. Get yourself a real job.”
NOTUS is a newsroom founded by Robert Albritton, the former publisher of Politico. It primarily covers the federal government, having been owned by the Albritton Journalism Institute.
The footage has since gone viral, with millions online enjoying the heated exchange between the 78-year-old and the news reporter.
Social media couldn't get enough of Trump's career advice for the NOTUS writer, but criticism around the bill has not stopped.
Conservatives claim that the bill doesn't do enough in terms of highlighting spending cuts that could bring the US' debt down.
It was one of the reasons cited by Moody's for its credit downgrade in the country.
Trump also took time to criticise House conservative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who also opposed the bill, calling him a 'grandstander'.
"I think he should be voted out of office," the president suggested, while also telling members of his party off, warning them not to 'f**k with Medicaid', a government insurance programme that poorer families rely on.
The cap that is currently imposed by Trump's 2017 tax cuts is at $10,000, with the bill looking to raise it to $30,000 for those earning under $400,000 annually.
Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News, Viral, News
Joshua Nair