Trump answered reporters at Joint Base Andrews while departing to deliver a commencement address at the Coast Guard Academy. During the exchange, he responded to a question from Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich by attacking her fiancé, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, and telling her to ask him why he votes against Trump policies. Jen Psaki, hosting MS NOW, criticized Trump’s response and noted that Heinrich is not yet married to Fitzpatrick. Psaki also characterized Fitzpatrick as an emerging influential critic of Trump’s slush fund, framing the incident as part of a broader political conflict involving congressional voting and media scrutiny.
"Okay, let me just acknowledge that what I'm about to say is going to seem like a very weird place to start this show, but I promise you, it is relevant to one of the biggest stories of the day. Okay, this is Jacqui Heinrich. She is a White House reporter over at the Fox News network. You may have seen her years ago questioning me from the briefing room. And last year, Fox News reporter again, you see her right there on your screen. Jacqui Heinrich got engaged to this guy on screen, Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania."
"Now, why am I telling you all of this? You're like, what is happening right now? Because today, that Fox News reporter tried to ask the president of the United States a pretty straightforward question, and this is how he responded. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) FOX NEWS WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT JACQUI HEINRICH: Did you have a call with Prime Minister Netanyahu? TRUMP: When her husband votes against me all the time. Can you imagine? I don't know what's with him. You better ask him what's with him. Her husband she's married to a certain congressman"
"On Wednesday's edition of MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, the host trashed Trump over the exchange, and noted that Rep. Fitzpatrick is not actually Heinrich's husband just yet but is emerging as a powerful critic of Trump's slush fund."
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