U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on CNN journalist Natasha Bertrand, demanding she be "fired and thrown out like a dog" over her reporting on the Iran bombing strikes. In a fiery Truth Social post, Trump slammed CNN as a "fake news network" and accused Bertrand of lying about the U.S. military’s success in Iran, calling her coverage “disgraceful” and “dishonest.” CNN is standing by their reporter, but Trump’s fury hasn’t cooled. The explosive clash centers around a U.S. intelligence assessment contradicting Trump's claim of "total obliteration" in Iran. Who’s telling the truth — the intelligence community or Trump? This is more than a media feud — it’s a battle over truth, power, and narrative control.
00:02I think the reason we're here is because those pilots, those B2 pilots, did an unbelievable job.
00:08And, you know, the fake news, like CNN in particular, they're trying to, you know, they're trying to say,
00:13well, I agree that it was destroyed, but maybe not that destroyed.
00:17You know what they're doing? They're really hurting great pilots that put their lives in the line.
00:21CNN is scum, and so is MS, DNC, they're all.
00:25And frankly, the networks aren't much better.
00:27It's all fake news, but they should not have done that.
00:31U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed a fiery tirade, not at a political opponent, but at a journalist.
00:40In a blistering post on Truth Social, Trump demanded the firing of CNN reporter Natasha Bertrand,
00:48accusing her of spreading lies and undermining the U.S. military.
00:54But what triggered this explosive reaction?
00:57Let's break it down.
00:59Trump never went to Minceworth's, called Bertrand a liar, a disgrace, and said she should be thrown out like a dog.
01:09He slammed CNN as a fake news network, claiming Bertrand had ruined the reputation of the once-reviewed outlet.
01:18The president accused her of botching two major stories, the infamous laptop from hell story, and now a breaking report on U.S. military strikes in Iran.
01:32Trump insisted that American pilots did a great job and achieved total obliteration, contradicting Bertrand's reporting, which cited U.S. intelligence assessments suggesting otherwise.
01:46Earlier that day, Natasha published a CNN exclusive.
01:50According to a preliminary data, the U.S. air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites did not cripple Iran's nuclear program, only set it back by months.
02:00This directly challenged Trump's bold claims of a decisive blow to Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
02:08Trump fired back, accusing Bertrand of smearing U.S. Patriot pilots and distorting the truth for political motives.
02:16It was, I believe it was total obliteration.
02:20I believe they didn't have a chance to get anything out because we acted fast.
02:23If it would have taken two weeks, maybe, but it's very hard to remove that kind of material.
02:29Very hard and very dangerous for them to remove it.
02:31Plus, they knew we were coming.
02:33And if they know we're coming, they're not going to be down there.
02:37There aren't too many people that are going to be down there.
02:40CNN wasted no time defending their journalist.
02:43In a statement to The Hill, the network said they stand 100% behind Natasha Bertrand's journalism,
02:50praising her and her colleagues for accurately reporting the initial findings of U.S. intelligence.
02:56They stress that their reporting clearly labeled the assessment as preliminary.
03:01And since then, other top outlets, including the AP, Reuters and the New York Times, have confirmed similar conclusions.
03:09CNN added that criticizing journalists for responsibly reporting verified intelligence is not reasonable
03:17and goes against the public interest.
03:21As the war of words escalate between a president and the free press, one thing is clear.
03:27This battle isn't just about facts.
03:30It's about power, credibility and control of the narrative.
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