{"id":42140,"date":"2026-08-13T02:17:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42140"},"modified":"2026-08-13T02:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:17:38","slug":"complete-freak-trump-wh-viciously-attacks-cnn-journos-joyful-instagram-reels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42140","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Complete Freak\u2019: Trump WH Viciously Attacks CNN Journo\u2019s Joyful Instagram Reels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5750611\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5750611\" class=\"wp-image-5750611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ward.jpg\" alt=\"Clarissa Ward\" width=\"1638\" height=\"928\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5750611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot via social media<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The White House social media account levied a nasty attack at a playful post from CNN journalist <strong>Clarissa Ward<\/strong>, dubbing the international correspondent &#8212; who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/very-difficult-to-pull-back-from-the-brink-cnns-clarissa-ward-delivers-sobering-on-the-ground-report-from-middle-east\/\">often reports from active combat zones<\/a> &#8212; as a &#8220;hot mess.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The slam from the @RapidResponse47 X account came with a repost of a clip of Ward joyfully dancing and making silly poses over the 1978 classic Peaches &amp; Herb song &#8220;Shake Your Groove Thing&#8221; as she traveled for an assignment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Imagine being a self-described &#8216;serious&#8217; journalist at CNN and acting like a complete freak in public, embarrassing yourself all for some social media clicks,&#8221; the White House account posted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Honey, nobody wants to watch that hot mess. @clarissaward&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"15cdd83ac2cba1c2ea0184f576f3f5f6\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Imagine being a self-described \u201cserious\u201d journalist at CNN and acting like a complete freak in public, embarrassing yourself all for some social media clicks.<\/p>\n<p>Honey, nobody wants to watch that hot mess. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/clarissaward?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@clarissaward<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/noqWE40nhz\">pic.twitter.com\/noqWE40nhz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2087271379846500574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ward &#8212; who spent Wednesday in Mallorca, Spain reporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/12\/science\/video\/mallorca-spain-moment-of-totality-clarissa-ward-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the solar eclipse<\/a> &#8212; didn&#8217;t miss a beat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"dfd309bac69a675e041539975948d8cf\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dancing is good for the soul <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f497.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc97\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f483.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc83\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4aa.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcaa\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/270c.png\" alt=\"\u270c\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clarissa Ward (@clarissaward) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/clarissaward\/status\/2087466067979313586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;When you get an assignment that is just good fun\u2026. Feeling PUMPED! Can you tell? <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f923.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd23\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f483.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc83\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f92a.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd2a\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Drinks on me for anyone who can guess what I\u2019m going to cover. Actually, there are some pretty blatant clues in there so you might have to settle for a like,&#8221; Ward wrote in the original post Tuesday, on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/270c.png\" alt=\"\u270c\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>and <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f497.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc97\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> and remember, if you\u2019re not laughing your ass off and making a tit out of yourself, you\u2019re doing this wrong!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db8ZW9ZDXFQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted her piece for CNN<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cnnipr\/status\/2087563463350472896?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar eclipse in Spain<\/a>, in which she&#8217;s wearing the same summery outfit of shorts, white top and beige vest.<\/p>\n<p>Others online were quick to point out the apparent hypocrisy of the social media slam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tommy Vietor<\/strong>, a Pod Save America podcast co-host, called out the attack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You f*cking dorks tweet about the Trump dance all the time,&#8221; Vietor wrote, reposting an @RapidResponse47 item from December showing President Donald Trump doing his trademark &#8220;Trump Dance&#8221; at the FIFA World Cup draw.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"07350d072bc6f9bca03813b9be56fcfc\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You fucking dorks tweet about the Trump dance all the time: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WB5PNAcvw3\">https:\/\/t.co\/WB5PNAcvw3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TVietor08\/status\/2087575379825545615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Republican Illinois Rep. <strong>Adam Kizinger<\/strong> also chirped the White House account.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"9c7b705c8826619fa2033305d1415a5e\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Ya bro <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LIiliGrjip\">pic.twitter.com\/LIiliGrjip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1e6.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> (@AdamKinzinger) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamKinzinger\/status\/2087363083471659189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;You work for Trump,&#8221; he wrote in one response, before adding a second with a clip of Trump dancing and the caption: &#8220;Ya bro.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/complete-freak-trump-wh-viciously-attacks-cnn-journos-joyful-instagram-reels\/\">\u2018Complete Freak\u2019: Trump WH Viciously Attacks CNN Journo\u2019s Joyful Instagram Reels<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screenshot via social media The White House social media account levied a nasty attack at a playful post from CNN journalist Clarissa Ward, dubbing the international correspondent &#8212; 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