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What triggers Donald Trump to shut down reporters?

As the US president insults a journalist again, the BBC looks at the questions he does not like to answer.

BBC News World·Aug 22, 2026, 02:39 AM·en-GB

'Quiet, quiet, quiet!' - What triggers Trump to shut down reporters?

President Donald Trump has been lashing out at reporters, often female journalists, when confronted with questions he does not like to answer.

The BBC's Tom Bateman takes a look at what triggers these public insults, and what are the questions the president doesn’t want to be asked.

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