“That’s your attitude.” Trump bristles when asked about Epstein file
President Donald Trump fired back at an ABC News reporter when asked why he didn’t order the Epstein files released immediately.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has called on ABC to revoke its broadcast license, snapping at one of the network’s reporters who asked why he didn’t order the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files without waiting for Congress to act.
President Trump said on November 18: “It’s not the question that bothers me. It’s your attitude. I think you’re a terrible reporter. It’s the way you ask the question that’s the problem.”
The president continued to lash out at ABC News reporter Mary Bruce and was unable to answer questions directly.
President Trump said, “I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein.” “I kicked him out of my club years ago because I thought he was a terrible pervert.”
“This is a Democratic hoax,” Trump said, later adding, “The news coming out of ABC is so fake and so false that I think ABC should have its license taken away. And we have a great commissioner, we have a great commissioner, and we should look at that.”
ABC did not respond to requests for comment.
In a complete reversal, President Trump on November 16 called on House Republicans to vote to release files related to the federal investigation into Epstein, the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker who committed suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial.
The bill now heads to the Senate after passing the House with an overwhelming bipartisan vote. President Trump has said he intends to sign the bill into law once it reaches his desk.
But without waiting for Congress to act, Mr. Trump could simply order the release of the documents, much as he did last week when he ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democrats associated with Mr. Epstein, including former President Bill Clinton.
President Trump suggested in September that overwhelmingly negative coverage of him by television networks should be grounds for the Federal Communications Commission to revoke their broadcast licenses.
President Trump floated the idea while defending FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who pressured ABC to pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show over Kimmel’s comments about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kimmel later returned and is back on the air.
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