A woman reporter shone a torch full of facts on Trump’s record in office and his response didn’t speak volumes, it bellowed them
It would be wrong to suggest they had been quick out of the blocks – quite the reverse, in fact – but one of the encouraging aspects of Donald Trump’s return to the White House has been the increasing willingness of the American media to fact check him to his face.
Precisely how Trump responds to these reporters has a lot to do with whether they are a man or a woman.
And this was a classic case in point, a female reporter who shone a torch full of facts on Trump’s record on inflation since he returned to the White House and his predictably hectoring response said it all.
Q: Inflation is now at its highest level in 3 years. Are your policies not working?
TRUMP: My policies are working incredibly. If you go back to just before the war, inflation was at 1.7%. If you want to let these lunatics have a nuclear weapon, then you’re a stupid person, and… pic.twitter.com/4FitkJIS1J
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 12, 2026
To be filed under ‘didn’t speak volumes, it bellowed them’.
And these people surely said it best.
1.
Another day of Trump calling a female member of the free press “stupid”.
And nobody has her back.
Weak.
— Artie Vandelay (@ArtieVandelay1) May 12, 2026
2.
TRUMP ADMITS HIS WAR WITH IRAN HAS CAUSED INFLATION TO RISE ! https://t.co/CxXFDiCez6
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) May 12, 2026
3.
The dumbest motherfucker on the premises called multiple people a “stupid person” lol
— Booch (@Booch222) May 12, 2026
4.
Serious question: Is this man fit to be the President of the United States of America? How you answer may say more about you than it does about him. https://t.co/VVNGqFaRUC
— Luis Moreno (@LuisMorenolg) May 12, 2026
5.
For 25 years every other President was able to deter Iran from having a nuclear weapon without attacking them and destroying the economy.
Trump is obviously a very poor negotiator. How embarrassing for him and his supporters.— Steven Huffman (@Poeslawisalive) May 12, 2026
6.
His defense mechanism is showing https://t.co/WUG1sJJrl8
— Gissur Simonarson (@GissiSim) May 12, 2026
7.
He’s such an asshole. He hates it when questions show how he is a failure.
— Donald Ball (@gesticart) May 12, 2026
8.
A reporter needs to yell back that he's the dumbest president ever, the biggest loser.
Seriously, people you need to gaslight him and you'll bound to get a sound bite or two for the ages.
— primortal (@iamprimortal) May 12, 2026