A routine interaction regarding federal spending took a personal turn when US President Donald Trump directed insults at a female journalist. The encounter, which has since circulated widely on social media, has renewed debate about the president's temperament and his history of confrontational behaviour toward the press.
While the question was intended to address infrastructure and renovations, it quickly devolved into a verbal clash that many observers described as a breach of conduct. Following Trump's response, the president received intense backlash on social media.
