Watch: Donald Trump mocks reporter, says he thought his outlet had ‘died’

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US President Donald Trump dismissed a HuffPost reporter’s query on Sunday, as a substitute taking a jab on the outlet by suggesting he thought it had shut down.
The trade occurred aboard Air Power One as Trump travelled to New Orleans for Tremendous Bowl LIX.
Whereas Trump was interacting with the press, HuffPost senior White Home correspondent SV Dáte requested a couple of controversial comment made by Vice President JD Vance.
“The vice chairman steered that if the Supreme Court docket guidelines in a method that you simply don’t like, they might simply implement it by themselves. Do you agree with that?” the reporter requested.

Trump dismissed the query, responding, “I don’t know even what you’re speaking about. Neither do you. Who’re you with?”
When Dáte recognized himself as a HuffPost reporter, Trump quipped, “Oh, no marvel. I believed they died. Are they nonetheless round? I haven’t learn them in years. I believed they died.”
Trump then moved on to different questions, ignoring the unique inquiry relating to Vance’s feedback.
The query referred to an announcement Vance made on social media relating to a latest court docket ruling that blocked Elon Musk’s division of presidency effectivity (DOGE) from accessing US treasury division fee techniques. Vance argued that federal judges mustn’t have the authority to override the manager department’s energy.
“If a decide tried to inform a normal methods to conduct a army operation, that will be unlawful. If a decide tried to command the lawyer normal in methods to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that’s additionally unlawful. Judges aren’t allowed to regulate the manager’s official energy,” Vance posted.
Trump didn’t touch upon Vance’s assertion, as a substitute taking the chance to mock HuffPost.