Priceless: Trump Hilariously Takes Down Reporter on Iran Question

Many people have now reportedly been killed in their efforts to free Iran from the chains of the mullahs.

Many on the Left who are always slinging around the term "oppression" have been remarkably silent on the repression happening in Iran.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair, Ken Martin, made a statement about it, but it was vile as he tried to compare it to the ICE shooting of Renee Good and paint the U.S. as an oppressive regime.

President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on his plane about the situation and made it clear that Iran was crossing his red lines. Unlike Barack Obama, we've seen that Trump's red lines actually mean something. He said that they were considering their options.

.@POTUS on Iran: "We're looking at some very strong options... I'm getting an hourly report, and we're going to make a determination very soon." pic.twitter.com/XnDOCZSMpv
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 12, 2026

We've seen in the past when he's had to take action against Iran, as in the case of the Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, or when Trump took out the Iranian nuclear facilities, he moved swiftly and decisively, without loss to our military. I suspect that whatever option he's considering would be along those lines. As we previously noted, retired Gen. Jack Keane said the mullahs should take him seriously.

But a reporter tried, unwisely, to plumb him for more information about possible action, as our sister site Townhall reported.

That resulted in a hilarious dissection of the reporter by Trump, as she tried to initially avoid saying which network she was with.

🚨 JUST IN: CNN reporter tries to CONCEAL which network she works for to President Trump, he finds out anyway 😂

"Who are you with?"

CNN: US White House TV pool. I'm wondering-

"What NETWORK?"

CNN: ...I'm with CNN, sir...

"Why didn't you just say CNN? FAKE NEWS!" 😭

"She… pic.twitter.com/djK5ZQ9ZKr
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 12, 2026

Trump seemed incredulous she would ask such a question, and said he wasn't going to be talking about that, obviously.

"Who are you with?" Trump then pressed.

She responded, "U.S. White House TV pool. I'm wondering..."

"What network?" Trump continued to ask.

That's when she had to give it up, "I'm with CNN, sir."

Trump chastised her, "Why didn't you just say CNN? Fake news. She says, 'I'm with the White House pool.' I say, what? You're with CNN. You're with fake news."

You could see White House Press Secretary Karoline Levitt having a good laugh behind him at how he was dissecting the reporter.

When they pressed a bit more about whether Iran would take him seriously, he completely finished them off on the question.

Trump is swinging a hot bat.

CNN: Do you think Iran takes your threats seriously? @POTUS: "Wouldn't you say that they probably do at this point, after going through it for years with me?... Soleimani, al-Baghdadi, the Iran nuclear threat wiped out... What a stupid question." pic.twitter.com/co655xEQkS
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) January 12, 2026

"Wouldn't you say that they probably do at this point, after going through it for years with me?" Trump said, listing all the things showing he's a man of his word, including Soleimani, the Iranian nuclear threat, and his actions in Venezuela.

"What a stupid question," Trump finished.

CNN, continuing in their long tradition of being the Clown News Network. They should have known better at this point, but they don't seem to ever learn.

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