CNN's Baldwin Seizes Opportunity To Attack Trump Over Black Female Journalists

On the air Friday, the CNN anchor defended the women the president berated. They included White House correspondent April Ryan, whom Trump called “nasty” and “a loser”; Abby Phillip, who Trump said “asks a lot of stupid questions” after she asked him about the Russia investigation; and PBS News Hour’s Yamiche Alcindor, whom Trump called “racist” for asking him about nationalism.

The journalists later spoke out about being subjected to Trump’s insults.

Baldwin described the women as “consummate professionals. A-grade.”

“They can take these insults. They don’t need me sticking up for them,” Baldwin said. “But still, there is something so wrong with this. It is beyond disturbing. It is ugly, and I’m angry.”