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Trump Kicks NBC reporter off plane, slams network as 'fake news:' 'Get him out of here'
Trump tells reporter, 'I heard you’re a nice guy from NBC, but you’re not'
Former President Trump reportedly grabbed an NBC reporter's phone and demanded he be removed from his plane after he was asked about the criminal probe by Manhattan DA Alvin Brag during an informal press gaggle, according to newly obtained audio.
The heated exchange, which was first reported by Vanity Fair, occurred on March 25 following Trump's campaign rally in Waco, Tex. The leading 2024 Republican contender was speaking with a group of reporters aboard his plane when NBC News reporter Vaughn Hillyard suggested that he seemed "frustrated" by Bragg’s investigation. The question seemingly hit a nerve for Trump, who told the reporter not to ask "any more questions."
"I’m not frustrated by anything," Trump replied, according to a recording obtained by The Washington Post. "What am I, frustrated? — I just did a speech for two hours. I’m not frustrated by it. It’s a fake investigation. We did nothing wrong — I told you that. … It’s the exact opposite. This is fake news, and NBC is one of the worst at it. Don’t ask me any more questions," he said.
Trump kicks NBC reporter off plane, slams network as 'fake news:' 'Get him out of here'
Trump tells reporter, 'I heard you’re a nice guy from NBC, but you’re not'
Former President Trump reportedly grabbed an NBC reporter's phone and demanded he be removed from his plane after he was asked about the criminal probe by Manhattan DA Alvin Brag during an informal press gaggle, according to newly obtained audio.
The heated exchange, which was first reported by Vanity Fair, occurred on March 25 following Trump's campaign rally in Waco, Tex. The leading 2024 Republican contender was speaking with a group of reporters aboard his plane when NBC News reporter Vaughn Hillyard suggested that he seemed "frustrated" by Bragg’s investigation. The question seemingly hit a nerve for Trump, who told the reporter not to ask "any more questions."
"I’m not frustrated by anything," Trump replied, according to a recording obtained by The Washington Post. "What am I, frustrated? — I just did a speech for two hours. I’m not frustrated by it. It’s a fake investigation. We did nothing wrong — I told you that. … It’s the exact opposite. This is fake news, and NBC is one of the worst at it. Don’t ask me any more questions," he said.
Trump kicks NBC reporter off plane, slams network as 'fake news:' 'Get him out of here'