Donald Trump flipped out on yet another female reporter on Thursday after she asked an uncomfortable question for the president.
ABC News’ Rachel Scott asked Trump, during his visit to the Lincoln Memorial to check out his new paint job on the Reflecting Pool, one of his many vanity projects in the capital: “Mr. President, you are here against the backdrop of the war in a Iran. Why focus on all these projects right now especially with gas prices soaring?”
“You know why? Because I wanna keep our country beautiful and safe. Beautiful also. This place was a disgusting place. It was, Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and we had a terrible, disgusting … you probably don’t see dirt. But I do. And you walked down this pond. If you would’ve walked down, they’ll tell you better than anybody. They had to take 11 or 12 truckloads of garbage out of that lake, out of that water. And it sat there for years like that. And that’s not what our country’s about. Our country’s about beauty, cleanliness, safety, great people. Not a filthy capital.
Scott tried to follow up with a second question, but Trump snapped back:
“Such a stupid question that you asked. We’re fixing up the reflecting pond to the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument. And you say, ‘Why are you fixing anything up?’ Because you can understand dirt, maybe better than I can. But I don’t allow it.
The president then turned to those around him and griped:
“This is one of the worst reporters. She’s with ABC fake news and she’s a horror show. She’s saying, ‘Why would you bother fixing this up? Why would I bother taking 11 or 12 truckloads of filth out of the water in front of the Lincoln monument?’ That’s what made our country great. Beauty made our country. People made our country great. A question like that is a disgrace to our country.
The White House crowed about the moment on X.
“@POTUS destroys ABC Fake News reporter,” it captioned the exchange.