President Trump trolled the American media during a press conference with Baltic leaders Tuesday — encouraging the Latvian prime minister to call on a Baltic reporter, not a “fake news” American one.
WATCH:
“Pick a reporter, please,” Trump said to Latvian prime minister Māris Kučinskis. “You can pick a reporter. A Baltic reporter, ideally. Real news, not fake news.”
“Go ahead. I think we have enough. Do we have enough? Mr. President, pick a reporter from the Baltics. Not the same man. He was very tough. Go ahead, pick a reporter. Yes, go ahead.”
CNN’s Jim Acosta memorialized Trump’s remark with a tweet:
Trump begging Latvian president to pick a “Baltic reporter…”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) April 3, 2018
Other reporters noticed as well:
Trump insults the American media in advising one of the Baltic presidents to select the next reporter: “You can pick a reporter. A Baltic reporter, ideally. Real news, not fake news.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 3, 2018
Trump to Latvian leader: “You can pick a reporter — a Baltic reporter, preferably. Real news, not fake news!”
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) April 3, 2018