{"id":2423668,"date":"2025-04-15T09:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dana-bash-rebukes-trump-cnn-does-not-hate-our-country-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T09:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:35:02","slug":"dana-bash-rebukes-trump-cnn-does-not-hate-our-country-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dana-bash-rebukes-trump-cnn-does-not-hate-our-country-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana Bash rebukes Trump: \u201cCNN does not hate our country\u201d &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdana-bash-rebukes-trump-cnn-does-not-hate-our-country-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2423668&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent confrontation at the White House, CNN anchor Dana Bash defended her network after President Donald Trump accused CNN of &#8220;hating our country&#8221; during a meeting with El Salvador&#8217;s President Nayib Bukele. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tense exchange arose<\/a> when CNN&#8217;s kaitlan Collins questioned Trump about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man with alleged MS-13 gang ties. Trump criticized the media&#8217;s coverage, claiming CNN does not report positive news accurately. Bash responded by asserting that CNN does not hate the country and emphasized her long tenure with the network, highlighting the rhetorical strategies employed by Trump. Throughout the encounter, members of Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-presses-supreme-court-to-end-men-only-draft\/\" title=\"ACLU Presses ... to End Men-Only Draft\">administration defended<\/a> the deportation decision, arguing it was lawful and within the president&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-bidens-major-foreign-policy-authority-problem-and-democrats-harris-replacements-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Biden\u2019s major ... authority problem and Democrats\u2019 Harris replacements - Washington Examiner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">foreign policy<\/a> authority<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dana Bash rebukes Trump: &ldquo;CNN does not hate our country&rdquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2075149\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>CNN anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dana-bash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dana Bash\">Dana Bash<\/a> fired back on Monday after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dana Bash\">Donald Trump<\/a> accused the network of &ldquo;hating our country&rdquo; during a heated Oval Office exchange.<\/p>\n<p>The confrontation took place during Trump&rsquo;s meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"El Salvadoran\">El Salvador<\/a> President Nayib Bukele, where CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins questioned Trump over the controversial deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia &mdash; a Maryland man with alleged MS-13 gang ties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3380435\/biden-reemerges-social-security-speech-trump-popularity-dips\/\">Biden reemerges for Social Security-focused speech as Trump popularity dips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3380322\/irs-shakeup-causes-absolute-chaos-amid-busiest-time-year\/\">IRS shake-up causes &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-return-to-office-mandate-results-in-absolute-chaos-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"FDA return-to-office mandate results in \u2018absolute chaos&#039;- Washington Examiner\">absolute chaos&#038;rsquo<\/a>; amid agency&rsquo;s busiest time of year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3380279\/whitmer-regrets-oval-office-photo-hiding-behind-folder\/\">Whitmer regrets viral Oval Office photo, wishes she hadn&#8217;t hidden behind folder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is what leadership looks like. President Trump, Bukele, Marco Rubio, Pam Bondi, Stephen Miller &mdash; they&rsquo;re standing up to the media&rsquo;s absurd gotcha games. MS-13 isn&rsquo;t coming back, and no amount of media spin will change that. America deserves safety, not soundbites from CNN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ILw20G8q3\">pic.twitter.com\/9ILw20G8q3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IngrahamAngle\/status\/1911864080555483228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>At one point, Bukele praised Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;remarkable&rdquo; leadership on immigration and asked why those numbers weren&rsquo;t being more widely reported. Trump quickly seized the moment to criticize the media, singling out CNN.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, they get out &hellip; but the fake news,&rdquo; Trump said, pointing toward reporters. &ldquo;CNN over there doesn&rsquo;t want to put them out because they don&rsquo;t like putting out good numbers &hellip; because I think they hate our country. It&rsquo;s a shame, really.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Collins pressed Trump on whether he would comply with the Supreme Court&rsquo;s directive to return Abrego Garcia to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi, adviser Stephen Miller, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio each took turns defending the administration&rsquo;s decision to deport Abrego Garcia, arguing it was fully justified under immigration law and the president&rsquo;s foreign policy authority.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t understand what the confusion is,&rdquo; Rubio said. &ldquo;This individual is a citizen of El Salvador, illegally in the U.S., and was returned to his country. Foreign policy is conducted by the president, not by the courts. No court has the right to conduct foreign policy. End of story.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Miller echoed that view: &ldquo;The Supreme Court said exactly what Marco said. No court can compel the executive branch on matters of foreign policy. We won that case 9-0. And as usual, CNN is spinning it as a loss because they want to keep dangerous foreign criminals in this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When Collins asked again about following the court&rsquo;s order, Trump grew visibly exasperated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How long do we have to answer this question from you,&rdquo; Trump snapped. &ldquo;Why don&rsquo;t you just say, &lsquo;Isn&rsquo;t it wonderful we&rsquo;re keeping criminals out of our country?&rsquo; Why do you go over and over &mdash; this is why nobody watches you. You have no credibility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also dismissed Collins as a &ldquo;low-rated anchor,&rdquo; adding, &ldquo;Nobody watches you anymore.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After CNN cut away from the remarks, Bash addressed Trump&rsquo;s accusation directly.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2890950&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=b4592673c66e77fba6f21266c9ff4fe4\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3378946\/white-house-renews-promise-to-defend-christianity-in-us-during-holy-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE RENEWS PROMISE TO DEFEND CHRISTIANITY IN U.S. DURING HOLY WEEK<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want to say for the record: CNN does not hate our country,&rdquo; said Bash, one of the network&rsquo;s longest-tenured journalists and host of <em>Inside Politics<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That should go without saying. I&rsquo;ve been here for 32 years. And I see a rhetorical device in him trying to say such a thing. That said, I want to focus on the news that we heard,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2075149\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2075149\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dana Bash responds to Trump: &#8220;CNN does not hate our country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2423669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Trump-CNN.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50623,32929,33295,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2423668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cnn-2","tag-dana-bash","tag-media-criticism","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Trump-CNN.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423668"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423672,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423668\/revisions\/2423672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}