Donald Trump erupts at ABC News reporter as breaking news alert turns tense
Tensions flared as Donald Trump clashed with an ABC News reporter, sparking a viral moment that got everyone talking
President Donald Trump caused a stir during a live press event this week after publicly shutting down a question from an ABC News reporter, reigniting his long-running feud with mainstream media outlets. When the reporter attempted to ask a question, Trump immediately cut him off, saying: “First of all, congratulations. I don’t take questions from ABC Fake News after what you did with Stephanopoulos to the Vice President of the United States. I don’t take questions from ABC Fake News. Brian, go ahead.”
The former president then moved on to another journalist, completely ignoring ABC’s correspondent as the room fell silent. The tense exchange instantly went viral, with clips circulating across X.
On Sunday, George Stephanopoulos host of “This Week” abruptly ended an interview with Vance after the vice president dodged a question about bribery allegations involving border czar Tom Homan. During the segment, Stephanopoulos asked Vance if Homan had kept or returned a reported $50,000 bribe.
Vance responded by dismissing the question, claiming the media is “going after’ Homan because he is enforcing the law. He argued that the media is focused on a “bogus story” and accusing Homan of criminal conduct without basis, instead of addressing the country’s struggles caused by the government shutdown.
Vance also blamed Democrats and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for the shutdown, stating that low-income women are now struggling to buy food.
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Stephanopoulos then ended the interview, cutting Vance off and going to break. In a post on the social platform X later Sunday, Vance said the ABC anchor “doesn’t care” about stories such as Israel and Hamas agreeing to Phase 1 of a peace deal proposed by the Trump administration, the effects of Chinese rare earth and magnet restrictions on global supply chains and the ongoing shutdown.
“[Stephanopoulos is] here to focus on the real story: a fake scandal involving Tom Homan,” the vice president added.
Homan, according to multiple reports, accepted the money last September from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives, in exchange for assistance with receiving government contracts if President Trump returned to office.
