President Donald Trump berated a reporter who asked him a question at an Oval Office event on August 4, 2026.[1][3]
Trump told the reporter, “Don’t ever talk again.”[1][3]
The incident was reported by Australian outlets The Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane Times.[1][3]
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President Donald Trump shouted at a reporter who raised a question during an Oval Office gathering on August 4, 2026, telling the journalist, “Don’t ever talk again.”[1][3]
Media coverage
The confrontation was covered by The Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane Times, both noting the exact phrasing of Trump’s rebuke and the setting of the exchange inside the Oval Office.[1][3]
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