Trump Tells Female Reporter to ‘Be Quiet’ and Calls Obama’s Women-in-Government Claim ‘Ridiculous’

Trump confronts female reporter, slams Obama's claim that women lead better as 'ridiculous'.

September 27, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump once again clashed with the press, telling a female reporter to ‘be quiet’ during a tense exchange at the White House before a trip to Tennessee.

The 80-year-old leader made the remarks Saturday while speaking with journalists outside the presidential residence ahead of a college football game. A reporter from MS NOW, Akayla Gardner, asked whether Trump intended to limit the White House press pool to only supportive outlets after he previously barred CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the press corps. A federal judge had blocked his earlier decision, but Trump still excluded CNN from Air Force One and replaced it with LindellTV.

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When Gardner pressed Trump on whether he wanted tough questions, he interrupted her, saying, ‘Wait wait, quiet.’ He also criticized CNN and MS NOW for low ratings, calling them ‘fake news.’ Later, he dismissed former President Barack Obama’s recent comment that a world led by women would be ‘better,’ calling the idea ‘ridiculous.’ ‘I love women. I think they’re great. But what a ridiculous statement that is,’ Trump said.

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