President Donald Trump lost his cool during a press Q&A on May 7 when ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott asked why he was focusing on monument renovations while gas prices continued to climb. His explosive reaction, calling her question “stupid” and a “disgrace to our country”, sparked another round of debate about his priorities and his treatment of reporters.
According to Us Weekly, the exchange happened as Trump stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial, where he was highlighting recent updates to the reflecting pool and the Washington Monument. Scott, ABC’s senior political correspondent, asked the obvious question: with the war in Iran still unfolding and gas prices hitting wallets hard, why was polishing monuments a priority? Trump’s response was racist and scathing.
