Trump Rips Abc Reporter For Asking About Accepting Jet From Qatar, Says She Should Be 'embarrassed'

President Donald Trump scolded an ABC newsman connected Monday, telling her she should beryllium embarrassed for asking astir accepting a luxury pitchy from nan federation of Qatar, and that it would beryllium "stupid" to move it down.

"What do you opportunity to group who position that luxury pitchy arsenic a individual gift to you?" ABC's Rachel Scott asked him astatine nan White House, arsenic he signed an executive bid urging pharmaceutical companies to trim prices connected cardinal drugs.

"You're ABC Fake News, right?" Trump asked. "Let maine show you, you should beryllium embarrassed asking that question. They're giving america a free jet. I could say, 'No, no, no, don't springiness us. I want to salary you a billion, aliases 400 million, aliases immoderate it is.' Or I could opportunity convey you very much, you know?"

Trump launched into an anecdote astir legendary golfer Sam Snead and really he would ever judge it if a competitor offered him a putt, which is known successful nan athletics arsenic a "gimme."

TRUMP DEFENDS QATAR JUMBO JET OFFER AS TROUBLED BOEING FAILS TO DELIVER NEW AIR FORCE ONE FLEET

President Donald Trump speaks pinch reporters arsenic he signs an executive bid successful nan Oval Office of nan White House, Friday, May 9, 2025, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Newsroom)

"A batch of group are stupid," Trump said. "They say, ‘No, no, I insist connected putting it.’ And past they putt it and they miss it … When they springiness you a putt, you prime it up, and you locomotion to nan adjacent hole, and you say, ‘Thank you very much.’"

Scott followed up, "Respectfully sir, arsenic a businessman, immoderate group whitethorn look astatine this and say, 'Have you ever been fixed a gift worthy millions of dollars and past not received immoderate – "

"It's not a gift to me," Trump said. "It's a gift to nan Department of Defense, and you should cognize better, because you've been embarrassed enough, and truthful has your network. Your web is simply a disaster. ABC is simply a disaster." 

Trump defended nan U.S. preparing to judge nan jumbo pitchy gift from Qatar's royal family to service arsenic a impermanent Air Force One arsenic Boeing grounded to rotation retired a caller Air Force One fleet successful a timely manner. 

QATAR OFFERS TRUMP JUMBO JET TO SERVE AS AIR FORCE ONE

Former President Trump has fought pinch Rachel Scott before, specified arsenic past twelvemonth during nan NABJ normal during nan 2024 campaign.  (Fox News)

"We're very disappointed that it's taking Boeing truthful agelong to build a caller Air Force One," Trump said Monday. "You know, we person an Air Force One that's 40 years old. And if you return a look astatine that, compared to nan caller level of nan equivalent, you know, stature astatine nan time, it's not moreover nan aforesaid ballgame." 

Critics person said nan move is unethical and forbidden because it's tantamount to taking a overseas bribe, but nan White House has said location will beryllium nary quid pro quo pinch nan Middle Eastern state and nan aid is nether ineligible reappraisal to guarantee maximum transparency.

Trump confirmed Sunday evening connected Truth Social that nan Department of Defense would person nan 747 arsenic a gift, while railing against Democrats arsenic "world people losers" for criticizing nan gift.  

"So nan truth that nan Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 craft to switch nan 40 twelvemonth aged Air Force One, temporarily, successful a very nationalist and transparent transaction, truthful bothers nan Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for nan plane," Trump wrote. "Anybody tin do that! The Dems are World Class Losers!!! MAGA."

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President Donald Trump many times criticized ABC News journalist Terry Moran and his employer successful a combative question and reply astir nan overseas argumentation of his administration. (ABC)

Trump besides clashed pinch ABC's Terry Moran during an Oval Office question and reply past period marking his first 100 days successful office. At various points, nan president belittled nan reporter, saying he didn't cognize who he was and calling a mobility "stupid."

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Fox News Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this report.