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President Donald Trump admonished a reporter Tuesday after the reporter asked him a question and then interrupted him while he was giving his answer.
The reporter was NewsNation White House correspondent Libbey Dean. She asked if Iran has to make a deal for the U.S. to stop military operations against the nation and whether Trump has spoken to the country's new leader.
"No, Iran doesn’t have to make a deal, no," he said. "I’ve spoken to a lot of people. It’s a new regime. They are much more accessible. They are right. You know, they said, ‘We have a present for you, Mr. President, out of respect.’ And they said …"
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Dean interrupted Trump's response, leading the president to push back against her.
"Wait a minute. Do you want me to answer the question? You’re a fresh person. You know? We’ve had a lot of problems with you, haven’t we?" he asked.
"Uh, no, they don’t. You asked me a question. No, they don’t have to make a deal with me. When we feel that they are for a long period of time, put into the Stone Ages, and they won’t be able to come up with a nuclear weapon, then we’ll leave, whether we have a deal or not. It’s irrelevant."
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He added it was "possible" for a deal to be reached between Iran and the U.S., but that it wasn't necessary to end operations.
Trump added that people "don't believe the press" anymore after constant negative coverage about him. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Dean and the White House for comment.
Trump added that there needed to be efforts to "straighten out our media" because people don't believe mainstream outlets anymore.
"When you get 93 to 97 [percent] bad stories, bad press, and you win in a landslide, do you know what that says? People don't believe the press," Trump said. "And when people don't believe the press, that's a very bad thing for our country."
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During the same press conference, Trump indicated the U.S. will finish attacking Iran within two to three weeks.
President Donald Trump scheduled an address to the nation on the Iran war Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
"I had one goal: They will have no nuclear weapon. And that goal has been attained. They will not have nuclear weapons," Trump said.
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"But we're finishing the job. And I think, within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple a days longer, to do the job," he said. "Now, it's possible that we'll make a deal before that."
Trump will deliver an address to the nation about the ongoing Iran war Wednesday night.
Fox News' Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @lmkornick.
