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“Stupid”: Trump’s heated exchange with ABC News reporter sparks attention
Trump said the sanctions waiver helped secure Stephen Hubbard’s release as he lashed out at reporters with personal insults.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump attacked CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins outside the White House after she questioned his decision to waive sanctions against Russia.
- Trump defended the waiver, claiming sanctions would have prevented the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old Michigan man detained in Russia for four years on allegations of acting as a mercenary.
- Calling Collins "a dummy" and "a low-IQ person," Trump asserted that "when you're close to a deal and you have very delicate negotiations, you don't put sanctions on."
- Shortly after, ABC News White House correspondent Karen Travers pressed Trump on the same issue, prompting him to call her "a stupid person" and disparage the network.
- These confrontations follow a series of recent clashes; Trump has targeted at least five reporters this week, including The Independent's White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg in an Oval Office tirade one day prior.
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L 41%
C 24%
R 35%
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