“You’re the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place.” Trump vs ABC’s Rachel Scott at the Farmers’ Roundtable At a roundtable intended for discussions about agriculture, ABC’s Rachel Scott asked a question about releasing video of a military strike. What followed was… not strictly agricultural. President Trump pushed back, disputing what he had said, labeling ABC “fake news,” and eventually declaring Scott “the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place.” The farmers in attendance appeared to learn they were now an informal focus group for media criticism. What you’ll see in this clip:
- A routine press question turning into a debate about what was or wasn’t said
- A sharp critique of the press from the President — delivered with full rhetorical velocity
- An unexpected detour into drug-interdiction statistics
- Farmers politely navigating their roles as background characters in a national argument
No cheerleading, no outrage — just another day in American politics, where even a farm roundtable can morph into a live-fire press relations seminar.