Maggie Haberman Spots Disturbing Change In How Trump Goes After Female Reporters
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that Trump's attacks on female journalists have grown 'much nastier and much more aggressive' in his second term, moving beyond the term-one habit of griping on Twitter. Haberman, who has been called 'hag' and 'Maggot' by the president, said she largely shrugs off the insults themselves.
She was more concerned about a structural change: since the White House took control of the press pool from the White House Correspondents' Association, tough questions from reporters get followed by softball questions from friendlier outlets, undercutting real follow-up. Haberman said she disagreed with the idea that reporters should collectively boycott briefings over personal attacks, arguing that provoking a fight with the press is often exactly the distraction Trump wants.
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