CNN fires back at Trump White House over attacks on a reporter, calling the attacks “beneath the office”
CNN said personal attacks on journalists are beneath the office and inconsistent with a free press after the White House blasted Kristen Holmes for her question.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump berated CNN White House correspondent Kristen Holmes during an Oval Office event honoring teenage lifeguard Ryder Williams, calling her a "fake reporter" after she questioned him about North Korean military exercises.
- Holmes attempted to ask whether North Korean leader Kim Jong-un requested a reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea, a topic Trump had addressed in a social media post on Sunday.
- Trump also dismissed reports regarding poor food supplies and conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, claiming the carrier has been "beautifully maintained" during its nine months at sea.
- Following the exchange, the White House's Rapid Response 47 account on X denounced Holmes as a "disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment," while CNN defended her, stating she asked a "tough, relevant, and newsworthy question."
- This confrontation follows a documented pattern of the president targeting female journalists who question him, including previous attacks on New York Times reporter Katie Rogers and Bloomberg's Catherine Lucey.
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White House Doubles Down on President Donald Trump’s Attack on Female CNN Reporter, Brings Up Her Kids
The White House doubled down on President Donald Trump’s attack on CNN reporter Kristen Holmes by bringing her children into the equation. The president, 80, raised eyebrows on Monday, August 17, during a Q&A at the Oval Office when Holmes, 40, questioned him about Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. Holmes asked Trump for his response to […]
CNN Condemns the White House’s Attacks on Journalist Kristen Holmes: Here’s What to Know
CNN Senior White House Correspondent Kristen Holmes asks a question to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 7, 2025. —Andrew Harnik—Getty ImagesCNN condemned the White House for launching personal attacks on one of the network’s journalists.“Kristen Holmes is one of the most respected and accomplished journalists covering the …
The U.S. President called Kristen Holmes “noisy,” “scandalous” and “fake news”; the White House also attacked the journalist on social media and the network came out in her defense
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