Trump snaps at White House reporter: ‘Are you a sick person?’

President Trump snapped at a reporter in the Oval Office on Tuesday, telling him to be “quiet.”

As the president took questions from journalists in the Oval Office earlier Tuesday, one reporter appeared to begin asking about changes to East Potomac Park that include a new golf course.

“On the golf course, sir, you own a lot of golf cour—” The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg said before the president started talking.

Feinberg then said something else, before the president said “Quiet, quiet.” The president emphasized the second “quiet” and appeared to tense up as he said it.

“What’s wrong with you? Are you a sick person?” Trump asked.

“Not that I know of, sir,” Feinberg replied.

Feinberg later said in a Tuesday report that he had recently gone through a yearly physical and that it had gone well. He also said that he “was doing my job, and I’ll be back tomorrow.”

Vice President Vance also swiped at Feinberg online, posting a clip of Feinberg and Trump’s exchange on the social platform X and captioning it “President Donald J. Trump eviscerates imbecile ‘journalist’ Andrew Feinberg for misbehaving in the Oval Office:’

In response to Vance’s post, Feinberg told the vice president that “if you’re going to insult me at least have the guts to tag my account.”

Throughout both of his two terms, Trump has had a contentious relationship with the press, often going after them. Last November, he notably took a verbal jab at a reporter asking a question on files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Air Force One.

“Quiet piggy,” the president said as he pointed at a reporter that asked a question connected to Epstein.