President Donald Trump called two female reporters 'dumb' and 'stupid' within minutes of each other on 12 May, extending a pattern of personal attacks against women journalists that press freedom groups say has escalated sharply in his second term.
The exchange happened on the South Lawn of the White House as Trump took questions before departing for Beijing. MS NOW White House correspondent Akayla Gardner asked why Trump had sought to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over 30% cost overruns at the Fed's headquarters while his own ballroom project had doubled from $200 million (£148 million) to $400 million (£295 million) in five months.
