Fake News!' Trump Rejects Question From CNN After Disputed Report About His Reaction to Tariff Decision

"President Donald Trump made a point of not calling on CNN's Kristen Holmes at his press conference following the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of his administration's imposition of sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. During the presser, Trump railed against Justices Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Chief Justice John Roberts as fools and lapdogs for declaring his tariffs which he touted last April as a liberation for the American economy illegal."

"From outside the White House, Holmes said, We have learned more about what happened in the room when President Trump was with those governors and he learned of the Supreme Court decision. Apparently, the breakfast had been going well. They were working together. And then President Trump became enraged. He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts at one point saying, These effing courts,' but using the actual language there."

"About an hour later, Fox News's Jacqui Heinrich disputed Holmes's report in a tweet, writing, According to a source OUTSIDE THE ADMINISTRATION on POTUS reaction to tariff ruling during governors breakfast: an aide came in, handed him a note, he called it a disgrace and then he went on with the remarks.' Heinrich added that her reporting contradicts CNN reporting about an expletive-laden rant. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung retweeted Heinrich, writing, CNN is fake news."

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the administration's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. President Donald Trump criticized Justices Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Chief Justice John Roberts, calling them fools and lapdogs and labeling the decision illegal. Trump refused to take a question from CNN's Kristen Holmes, saying, "I don't talk to CNN. It's fake news!" Holmes described Trump becoming enraged at a White House breakfast with governors and ranting about the courts. Fox's Jacqui Heinrich disputed that account, saying an aide handed Trump a note and he continued; Steven Cheung retweeted the dispute and called CNN fake news.

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