"The event's news, among other things, was Trump complaining that law-enforcement agencies should investigate and prosecute more of his political enemies and confirming that he had secretly ordered the C.I.A. to carry out operations inside Venezuela. Glenn, however, wanted to make a point about one of Trump's longtime preoccupations-what the President calls the "rigged election" of 2020. "By the way, you won Georgia three times," Glenn shouted over other reporters trying to ask questions."
"Ed O'Keefe, of CBS News, standing in front of Glenn, could be seen shaking his head with what appeared to be exasperation. It was the last part of the exchange that really stood out, though. In response to Glenn, Trump said, "Yeah, I agree. Do you agree with me?" After Glenn replied, "I do," the President quickly jumped back in: "And he's the media! He's the media!""
"His question, when he got around to it, was about Alyssa Farah, a former aide in Trump's first-term White House who is now a co-host of the popular ABC daytime talk show "The View" and a vocal critic of Trump's. According to Glenn, Farah had promised to wear a Make America Great Again hat on TV if he actually managed to secure the release of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, but she had not yet done so."
Glenn confronted the President and was interrupted with a question about being called the peacemaker. Glenn raised Alyssa Farah's promised MAGA-hat wager tied to securing Israeli hostages and noted she had not fulfilled it. At a later press conference with the FBI director, the President urged law-enforcement action against political opponents and confirmed covert CIA operations in Venezuela. Glenn shouted that the President "won Georgia three times," prompting the President to seek agreement and then denounce a reporter with the charge, "He's the media!" The exchange exemplifies an administration posture that erodes independent White House reporting.
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