President Trump has taken his annual physical at Walter Reed, where he also met with and addressed the troops. He also received a clean bill of health before departing for the Middle East. He departed for Israel on Sunday. Per usual, he took questions from the press on Air Force One. It wouldn’t be a Trump presser if he didn’t take a legacy media reporter to the cleaners, which he did to Politico’s Dasha Burns.
When Trump heard who Burns, Politico’s White House Bureau Chief, worked for, he trashed the outlet and then hip checked her to the side as she attempted to ask a question. The president wanted to hear from someone else since Politico gets things wrong all the time:
🚨NEW: Trump apparently doesn't recognize Dasha Burns and then *ROASTS* her outlet Politico🤣
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) October 12, 2025
TRUMP: "Who are you with?"
BURNS: "Uhhh, Politico. Dasha Burns, sir."
TRUMP: "Oh, you're Dasha, Politico. Ugh."
"Politico has gone bad. They've been so wrong about everything."… pic.twitter.com/COXMrcQM8U
TRUMP: "Who are you with?"
BURNS: "Uhhh, Politico. Dasha Burns, sir."
TRUMP: "Oh, you're Dasha, Politico. Ugh."
"Politico has gone bad. They've been so wrong about everything."
BURNS: "I've got a lot of questions, sir."
TRUMP: "No, no. Politico, it's been so wrong about everything. Let's get somebody else to ask some questions, do you mind? Is that alright? Because Politico is fake news."
Not everything in Politico is wrong—they have some decent pieces, usually about Democratic discord now and then, but yes, they’re also not our friends.
What a smackdown.
Be sure to follow Katie's coverage of Trump's Mideast trip, where he plans to attend the official signing of the ceasefire ending the Gaza war.
POTUS ahead of his flight to Israel after securing a historic deal for peace in the Middle East:
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 12, 2025
"This is going to be a very special time..."
"...Israel and also the Muslim and Arab countries...cheering...That NEVER happened!"
"It's something that's never, never happened… pic.twitter.com/ds8iqCu3X6
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