{"id":2512348,"date":"2025-11-19T12:08:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youre-a-terrible-person-trump-threatens-to-revoke-abc-newss-license-over-reporters-epstein-question\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:10:01","slug":"youre-a-terrible-person-trump-threatens-to-revoke-abc-newss-license-over-reporters-epstein-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youre-a-terrible-person-trump-threatens-to-revoke-abc-newss-license-over-reporters-epstein-question\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;You&#8217;re A Terrible Person!&#8217;: Trump Threatens to Revoke ABC News&#8217;s License Over Reporter&#8217;s Epstein Question"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fyoure-a-terrible-person-trump-threatens-to-revoke-abc-newss-license-over-reporters-epstein-question%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=2512348&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>Former President Donald Trump responded sharply to ABC News White House correspondent Mary Bruce&#8217;s question regarding the release of Jeffrey Epstein files. During an Oval Office meeting, Bruce asked why Trump had not directed the Department of Justice to make the files public, a question that prompted Trump to criticize her tone and suggest that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should revoke ABC News&#8217; broadcasting license due to what he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-stories-the-media-ignored-this-month\/\" title=\"6 Stories The Media Ignored This Month\">called fake news<\/a>. Trump denied any current involvement with Epstein, stating he had expelled Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\">years ago<\/a> and referred to Epstein as a &#8220;sick pervert.&#8221; He accused former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers of having close ties to Epstein. Trump called the focus on the Epstein files a &#8220;Democrat hoax&#8221; intended to distract from other issues, specifically financial matters he wanted to highlight.Additionally, he condemned ABC news as a perpetrator of this alleged hoax. Meanwhile, documents released by House Democrats allege Epstein claimed Trump was aware of his criminal activities, though Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre denied any wrongdoing by Trump.Some Republicans have pushed for the release of the Epstein files, but Trump criticized those who support this action.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump fired back at ABC News White House correspondent Mary Bruce on Tuesday over a question about Jeffrey Epstein as he floated whether the Federal Communications Commission should revoke her network&rsquo;s license.<\/p>\n<p>During an Oval Office meeting with the Saudi crown prince, Bruce asked why Trump has not decided to simply direct the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-house-expected-vote-bill-forcing-release-jeffrey-epstein-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a> to release the files, which he has the power to do, leading Trump to criticize her tone and question whether the FCC should revoke ABC News&rsquo; broadcasting license.<\/p>\n<p>The question came as the House of Representatives planned to vote on whether to release the Epstein files on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:05\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"5300\" data-end=\"10380\">It&rsquo;s not the question that I mind, it&rsquo;s your attitude. I think you are a terrible reporter.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:11\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"11380\" data-end=\"16300\">It&rsquo;s the way you ask these questions,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/katv.com\/news\/nation-world\/sick-pervert-trump-denounces-jeffrey-epstein-while-lambasting-reporter-in-oval-office-white-house-abc-revoke-licence-fcc-classified-documents-s-financial-records-flight-information-island-president-donald-trump-bill-clinton-larry-summers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:11\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"11380\" data-end=\"16300\">You start off with a man who&rsquo;s highly respected,<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:16\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"16440\" data-end=\"24580\">asking him a horrible, insubordinate, and just a terrible question. And you could even ask that<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:25\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"24580\" data-end=\"30080\">same <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >exact question nicely<\/a>. You&rsquo;re all psyched up. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:25\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"24580\" data-end=\"30080\">Somebody psyched you over at ABC. You&rsquo;re<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:30\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"30080\" data-end=\"38980\">going to psych it. You&rsquo;re a terrible person and a terrible reporter.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Trump further said that he has had no involvement with Epstein since he threw him out of Mar-a-Lago in the early 2000s. He suggested that former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers were closely associated with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:30\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"30080\" data-end=\"38980\">As far as the Epstein files is,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"opacity-80 text-sm\" data-timestamp=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:40\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"39660\" data-end=\"44120\">I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;I threw him out of my club many years ago because I<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:44\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"44120\" data-end=\"49820\">thought he was a sick pervert. But I guess I turned out to be right. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:44\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"44120\" data-end=\"49820\">But you know who does have?<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:50\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"49820\" data-end=\"55580\">Bill Clinton, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-clinton-obama-admin-official-deeply-ashamed-snared-epstein--release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry Summers<\/a>, who ran Harvard, was with him every single night,<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:56\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"55760\" data-end=\"59820\">every single weekend. They lived together. They went to his island many times. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:56\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"55760\" data-end=\"59820\">I never did&hellip; You just keep going on the Epstein files.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 1:08\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"67720\" data-end=\"74580\">And what the Epstein is, is a Democrat hoax to try<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 1:15\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"74580\" data-end=\"79480\">and get me not to be able to talk about the $21 trillion that I talked about today.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 1:20\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"79820\" data-end=\"85940\">It&rsquo;s a hoax,&rdquo; Trump said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The president accused ABC News of being &ldquo;perpetrators&rdquo; of the Democrats&rsquo; alleged &ldquo;hoax&rdquo; about Epstein. Trump told Bruce, &ldquo;A<span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 1:34\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"94400\" data-end=\"100200\">BC is your company. Your crappy company is one of the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"opacity-80 text-sm\" data-timestamp=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 1:41\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"100840\" data-end=\"106460\">perpetrators.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 1:41\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"100840\" data-end=\"106460\">I think the license should be <\/span><\/span><span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 1:46\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"106460\" data-end=\"113600\">taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and it&rsquo;s so wrong.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>House Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/12\/us\/politics\/trump-epstein-s.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">released<\/a> documents on Wednesday containing s from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrat-colluded-jeffrey-epstein-face-house-censure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Epstein<\/a>, who alleged that Trump knew about his criminal activity and sat in his house with one of the victims. The documents redacted the name of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who stated in 2011 that she never witnessed or heard about Trump committing any criminal wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>In a  post on Sunday, Trump called on House Republicans to release the files because they have &ldquo;nothing to hide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More of Epstein&rsquo;s victims told NBC News in September that they never witnessed or heard about Trump doing anything illegal during his friendship with Epstein. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-book-ghislaine-maxwell-allegedly-perverted-encounter-george-clooney-not-previously-linked-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a>, Epstein&rsquo;s business partner who is currently serving prison time, stated during a July 24 deposition that Trump was a &ldquo;gentleman in all respects&rdquo; and denied that she ever witnessed him act inappropriately.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/republicans-voting-jeffrey-epstein-files-release-donald-trump-11038881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/republicans-voting-jeffrey-epstein-files-release-donald-trump-11038881\">signed<\/a> a petition to release the files. Trump called Greene a traitor on Sunday for not removing her name from the petition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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During a meeting in the Oval Office with the Saudi crown prince, Bruce asked why Trump hadn&#8217;t ordered the Department of Justice to release Epstein-related files, which he has the authority to do. Trump criticized her tone and implied that ABC&#8217;s license should be taken away due to what he called biased reporting. This exchange occurred as the House of Representatives was preparing to vote on whether to make Epstein&#8217;s files public.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said it wasn&#8217;t the question itself but Bruce&#8217;s attitude that bothered him, calling her a &#8220;terrible reporter&#8221; for how she asked it. He accused ABC of hyping her up and described her as both a bad person and journalist.<\/p>\n<p>He also stated he had no connection with Epstein since ejecting him from Mar-a-Lago in the early 2000s and pointed out that former President Bill Clinton and ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers were closely linked with Epstein. Trump dismissed investigations into Epstein as a Democratic ploy aimed at distracting from other issues like government spending.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Trump labeled ABC News as part of this alleged Democratic &#8220;hoax,&#8221; saying their news is fake and wrong, and reiterated his belief that their broadcast license should be revoked.<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats later released documents including allegations from an Epstein accuser claiming Trump was aware of his crimes; however, Virginia Giuffre-one victim named-stated in 2011 she never saw or heard anything implicating Trump. Several victims told NBC News they never witnessed illegal behavior by Trump during his association with Epstein. 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