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Trump Goes After Reporter After Schedule Change, Sparks Backlash

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump launched a hostile tirade at a reporter after a schedule change.
Seth Meyers mocked Trump and JD Vance for hollow folksy appeals to working-class voters.
Barack Obama joked Trump’s White House resembled Saddam Hussein decorating a Cheesecake Factory, prompting GOP backlash.
JD Vance told a rally he cannot pronounce Middle-East country names.
Republicans labeled Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed a jihadist and other extremist terms.

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U.S. President Donald Trump launched a hostile tirade at a reporter after a schedule change.
Seth Meyers mocked Trump and JD Vance for hollow folksy appeals to working-class voters.
Barack Obama joked Trump’s White House resembled Saddam Hussein decorating a Cheesecake Factory, prompting GOP backlash.
JD Vance told a rally he cannot pronounce Middle-East country names.
Republicans labeled Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed a jihadist and other extremist terms.