Key Highlights
- You’re not smart enough,” Trump raged.
- The clip was played last week as Alexander, the chief White House correspondent for NBC News, was recognized last week with a Walter Cronkite Award, for “holding power accountable” and “maintaining his dignity despite ad hominem attacks.” Related Stories News FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Grilled In Senate Over His Jimmy Kimmel "Easy Way Or The Hard Way" Warning To ABC Stations Trailers 'Melania' Trailer: First Glimpse At Documentary About First Lady Includes Donald Trump Teaser It’s not the first time Alexander has been the target of Trump’s tirade, nor is it altogether uncommon among other reporters in the White House press corps, as the president has lately attacked a series of female correspondents.
- Watch on Deadline At the ceremony, Alexander told the crowd, “Viewers always ask, ‘How do you just sit there and not respond?’ My answer is simple: Those moments reflect on the other person, not on me.
- My job is the next question.” In an interview with Deadline, Alexander also said that there is a practical matter at play: Time.
- Making the moment about himself, he said, will “waste an opportunity” to question the president further.
