Following a Capitol Hill meeting with GOP lawmakers, President Donald Trump took time to speak to the reporters and take questions about his proposed trillion-dollar tax bill, which seeks to increase the limit on Trump’s 2017 tax cuts from $10,000 to $30,000 for Americans making less than $400,000 annually.
During the press, a reporter asked him about his thoughts regarding the comment made by Rep. Andy Harris, chair of the House Freedom Caucus, who said Trump didn’t adequately convince enough people to vote for the bill.
Initially, Trump started to respond to the question when he stopped to ask what publication the reporter worked for.
When he responded it was NOTUS, Trump said, “Who? I don’t even know what the hell that is. Get yourself a real job.”
TRUMP: Who do you work for?
REPORTER: NOTUS
TRUMP: I don't even know what the hell that is. Get yourself a real job. pic.twitter.com/pzyw54LAB5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 20, 2025
NOTUS is a Washington-based nonprofit media outlet that describes itself as “a new Washington publication from the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute.”
His remark, which has since gone viral, was described as “savage” by many.
“Another banger, I fear,” one person commented.
“Trump’s dismissal of the NOTUS reporter shows his contempt for smaller media outlets. It’s a petty jab that undermines press freedom and distracts from real issues. He should engage with questions, not mock journalists’ jobs,” another added.
“Classic Trump,” a third remarked.
“Trump just ended that reporter’s career in one sentence,” someone else added.
This isn’t the first time the president to get into “conflict” with journalists.
In February, the White House barred all Associated Press journalists from access to locations such as the Oval Office and Air Force One after the outlet refused to comply with the Trump administration‘s request to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on federal maps, websites, and documents.
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