Trump lashed out at The Independent — and readers had strong reactions. Here’s what you had to say

A Tuesday exchange in the Oval Office, in which President Donald Trump berated Andrew Feinberg, the White House correspondent for The Independent, drew a flood of reaction online. According to The Independent, Trump told Feinberg to be careful, ordered him to be quiet and asked whether he was a "sick person" while the reporter tried to put questions to him. The 80-year-old president spoke from behind the Resolute Desk.

Readers responded across social media, mostly in support of Feinberg and the outlet. Many described the president as a bully, as unhinged, or as mentally unfit, and several said he had been told more than once who the reporter was and which outlet employed him. Some read the warning as an open threat made on camera. A number of commenters wished the press corps would push back harder in the moment rather than stay silent, while one urged reporters to pursue him collectively until he slipped.

A minority sided with the president, calling the reporter rude or arguing that Trump kept control of the room. One commenter highlighted Feinberg's point that an existing law already pays whistleblowers 25 percent of recovered fraud money, versus the 1 percent Trump proposed.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →