Trump thrashes CNN as ‘gutless losers’ for coverage of U.S. strikes on Iran

President Donald Trump surely ripped what helium presumption "fake news" media outlets a caller 1 connected Tuesday morning.

While answering questions astir Israel's warfare with Iran arsenic helium departed the White House, Trump hammered CNN and MSNBC aft accusing them of downplaying the occurrence of the U.S. strikes connected Iranian atomic facilities past weekend, calling CNN successful peculiar "scum."

"You're gutless losers," helium said. "I accidental that to CNN due to the fact that I ticker it. I person nary choice. I've gotta ticker that garbage. It's each garbage. It's each fake news. But I deliberation CNN is simply a gutless radical of people."

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President Donald Trump slammed "fake news" outlets for downplaying the occurrence of the U.S. strikes connected Iran portion talking to reporters earlier boarding Marine One connected the South Lawn of the White House connected June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The U.S. subject connected Saturday carried retired massive precision strikes connected 3 cardinal atomic sites successful Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. Long-range B-2 stealth bomber craft dropped 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs connected the locations successful an onslaught that Trump called "a spectacular subject success."

"Iran's cardinal atomic enrichment facilities person been wholly and wholly obliterated," Trump stated successful an address to the United States that night.

While speaking with reporters connected Tuesday, Trump recounted the occurrence of the ngo and savaged outlets that questioned whether the 3 atomic facilities were destroyed. Trump officials person hailed the ngo arsenic a occurrence arsenic experts proceed to assess however overmuch Iran's atomic ambitions person been acceptable back.

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The U.S. utilized B2 stealth bombers to driblet "bunker buster" bombs connected Iran's atomic sites.  (Getty Images)

After 1 newsman asked if Iran could rebuild its atomic program, the president said, "That spot is demolished. The B-2 pilots did their job. They did it amended than anybody could adjacent imagine. They deed precocious successful the evening. It was acheronian with nary moon. And they deed that people with each 1 of those things. And that spot is gone."

He past mentioned mainstream outlets, saying, "But erstwhile I spot CNN, each nighttime long, they're trying to say, ‘Well, possibly it wasn't truly arsenic demolished arsenic we thought.' It was demolished. You instrumentality a look astatine the pinpricks, and you spot that spot is gone. And I volition say, I deliberation CNN ought to apologize to the pilots of the B-2s. I deliberation that MSDNC [MSNBC] ought to apologize. I deliberation these guys, truly – these networks, and these cablegram networks are existent losers. You truly are."

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Trump continued to excavation successful connected CNN and MSNBC, criticizing the erstwhile for the changes successful the network’s enactment successful caller years.

"And the radical that tally it, cipher adjacent knows, it's been sold truthful galore times," Trump said. "But the radical that tally it ought to beryllium ashamed. MSNDC – a feline named Brian Roberts – helium heads it. He's a disgrace. He's a weak, pathetic disgrace."

CNN declined to remark connected Trump’s remarks. MSNBC didn't respond to a petition for comment.

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