Trump Criticizes Reporter for Questioning D.C. Renovation Projects During Iran War
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Brooke Migdon
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Summary
President Donald Trump snapped at ABC News reporter Rachel Scott after she questioned his multiple renovation projects in Washington, D.C., including a 250-foot "Triumphal Arch," a sculpture garden, and a reimagined Kennedy Center bearing his name, amid the ongoing war in Iran. Trump defended the projects by stating "our country's about beauty" and dismissed Scott's questioning, calling her a "horror show." The article covers the tense exchange and the context of Trump's executive order on federal architecture from his second term.
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Trump snapped at a reporter on Thursday, May 7, after she questioned the president's multiple renovation projects in Washington amid the war in Iran
Our country's about beauty
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