President Trump attacked NBC White House reporter Peter Alexander as being “so obviously biased” while speaking to reporters Wednesday.
The president spent time answering questions from reporters on topics ranging from background checks to trade with China before going on a tangent to criticize members of the media.
“This guy is the most biased reporter, NBC,” the president began. “I used to like them, but they are the most biased. Peter, you should be able to ask a question, same question, in a better way. You are so obviously biased, and that’s why the public has no confidence in the media.”
Trump then turned from NBC to the New York Times.
“I think the New York Times now has totally lost credibility,” the president added. “They’ve given up on the Russian collusion delusion. And now what they’re doing, they’re trying the racist deal. And that’s not gonna work because I am the least racist person ever to serve in office. OK? I am the least racist person. But the New York Times, they’re trying everything they can. It is a totally dishonest newspaper. It’s a paper that really has lost tremendous credibility.”
He went on to claim the New York Times would go out of business in “six years, or maybe 10, or maybe 14,” which he tweeted earlier this week.
The New York Times will be out of business soon after I leave office, hopefully in 6 years. They have Zero credibility and are losing a fortune, even now, especially after their massive unfunded liability. I’m fairly certain they’ll endorse me just to keep it all going!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2019
Trump concluded, “You know who else goes out? NBC News. NBC News has less credibility, in my opinion, with guys like you than CNN. I think CNN has more credibility than NBC News. Did you hear what I said? I said you have more credibility than this guy. And that’s not saying much. You know why? ‘Cause I don’t think you have very much credibility. But I will tell you this, NBC, I think, has less credibility than CNN. That’s not saying much, but that’s the way I feel.”
Alexander, 43, has been NBC’s White House correspondent since December 2012. In October 2018, he became co-anchor of NBC’s Today on Saturdays.
