Trump calls for CNN reporter to be fired and 'thrown out like a dog'

Donald Trump has singled retired a CNN journalist and demanded she beryllium fired successful a scathing onslaught connected US media outlets.

The president called for CNN newsman Natasha Bertrand to beryllium "thrown retired for illustration a dog" complete her reporting connected US subject strikes connected Iranian atomic sites successful a furious tirade connected Truth Social.

"Natasha Bertrand should beryllium FIRED from CNN! I watched her for 3 days doing Fake News," Trump wrote connected his ain societal media platform.

"She should beryllium IMMEDIATELY reprimanded, and past thrown retired 'like a dog'."

Trump past referred to a communicative Bertrand revenge successful 2020 astir erstwhile president Joe Biden's boy Hunter titled 'Laptop from Hell'.

"The US subject strikes connected 3 of Iran's atomic accommodation past play did not destruct nan halfway components of nan country's atomic programme and apt only group it backmost by months, according to an early US intelligence appraisal that was described by 7 group briefed connected it," nan lede states.

"In fact, they did a GREAT occupation and deed "pay dirt" — TOTAL OBLITERATION! She should not beryllium allowed to activity astatine Fake News CNN," he continued.

"It's group for illustration her who destroyed nan estimation of a erstwhile awesome Network. 

"Her slant was truthful evidently negative, besides, she doesn't person what it takes to beryllium an connected camera correspondent, not moreover close. FIRE NATASHA!"

In a connection astir Bertrand, a spokesperson for CNN said nan outlet stands down her journalism.

"We guidelines 100 per cent down Natasha Bertrand's publicity and specifically her and her colleagues' reporting of nan early intelligence appraisal of nan US onslaught connected Iran's atomic facilities," nan connection reads.

"CNN's reporting made clear that this was an first uncovering that could alteration pinch further intelligence. We person extensively covered President Trump's ain heavy skepticism astir it. 

"However, we do not judge it is reasonable to criticise CNN reporters for accurately reporting nan beingness of nan appraisal and accurately characterizing its findings, which are successful nan nationalist interest."

Betrand published nan communicative alongside Katie Bo Lillis and Zachery Cohen.

In an earlier post, Trump shared different angry rant astir nan "failing" New York Times and CNN, claiming some outlets had contributed to nan "fake news" agenda.

He described nan reporters who wrote stories astir nan B2 pilots arsenic "bad and sick people".

"You would deliberation they would beryllium proud of nan awesome occurrence we had, alternatively of trying to ever make our Country look bad. TOTAL OBLITERATION!"

Trump has been waging a warfare against what he calls "fake news" since his first administration.

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