{"id":2589571,"date":"2026-04-11T07:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quiet-trump-snaps-at-failing-nyt-reporter-after-war-crimes-question\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T07:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:51:19","slug":"quiet-trump-snaps-at-failing-nyt-reporter-after-war-crimes-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quiet-trump-snaps-at-failing-nyt-reporter-after-war-crimes-question\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Quiet!&#8217; Trump Snaps at &#8216;Failing&#8217; NYT Reporter After War Crimes Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fquiet-trump-snaps-at-failing-nyt-reporter-after-war-crimes-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=2589571&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>President donald trump publicly berated new York Times White House correspondent zolan Kanno-youngs,calling teh outlet \u201cfailing\u201d and lacking credibility after the reporter asked about potential war crimes if Trump proceeds with threats to bomb Iran. Trump mocked the newspaper&#8217;s influence and insisted he has no concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-chief-complains-to-taliban-about-treatment-of-women-critics-blast-fing-idiot-they-just-laugh-in-your-face\/\" title=\"UN Chief Complains To Taliban About Treatment Of Women. Critics Blast, \u2018F***ing Idiot \u2026 They Just Laugh In Your Face\u2019\">violating international law<\/a> in Iran. He warned of drastic actions against Iran\u2019s power plants and bridges if a deal is not reached, suggesting severe consequences for the Strait of Hormuz. The article also notes that the U.S. and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury earlier to strike Iran and mentions ongoing talks,though Iranian officials deny them. A Disclaimer from the Daily Caller News Foundation is included at the bottom.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump snapped at a New York Times reporter Monday for working at an outlet he said is &ldquo;failing&rdquo; and has &ldquo;no credibility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New York Times White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs asked Trump whether he is concerned about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >potentially committing war crimes<\/a> if he follows through with his threats to bomb nuclear power plants in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Trump mocked and dismissed the outlet as inconsequential before adding that he has no such concerns about violating war crimes in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who are you with?&rdquo; Trump asked. &ldquo;Oh, the failing New York Times. The circulation is way down at The New York Times.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When Trump attempted to move on to another reporter, Kanno-Youngs shouted out that the threatened acts could violate international law.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.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\tloadAnyclip(); \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 #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump then continued to lay into the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Quiet, quiet. You no longer have credibility at The New York Times,&rdquo; Trump told Kanno-Youngs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because The New York Times said, &lsquo;oh, Trump won&rsquo;t win the election&rsquo; and I won in a landslide. I won every swing state. The New York Times said, &lsquo;oh, Trump won&rsquo;t win the election.&rsquo; The New York Times has no credibility. The credibility that they have used to be all the news that&rsquo;s fit to print. The old, grey lady. It was great, but they&rsquo;re running on past fumes and you can&rsquo;t keep doing that. You have to be able to give the correct news and people like you, who I know, are fake. You&rsquo;re fake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump threatened&nbsp;to obliterate Iran&rsquo;s power plants and bridges if Iran and the U.S. fail to reach an agreement on ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>In his comments to Kanno-Youngs, Trump said he hopes he does not have to bomb nuclear power plants and bridges, but explained he&rsquo;s working to ensure Iran never has access to nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!&rdquo; Trump posted on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Open the&hellip; Strait&hellip; or you&rsquo;ll be living in Hell &ndash; JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28 in a joint effort to strike Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The administration said they have been in talks with Iranian officials to negotiate an end to the war, which Iranian officials have repeatedly denied.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>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. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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