CNN’s John King Criticizes Trump for Attack on NBC’s Peter Alexander

CNN’s John King is expressing disapproval over the heated exchange between President Donald Trump and NBC News’ Peter Alexander.

During Friday’s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing, Trump slammed Alexander for a question that he had asked. The exchange quickly caught the attention of the media and became one of the highlighted moments in the conference.

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King offered his opinion on the exchange, insisting Alexander’s question was “fair.” Following the briefing, King discussed the exchange with CNN White House reporter Kaitlan Collins.

“The American people are looking for answers, they do want hope, they do want support, Mr. President. That was a very fair question,” he repeated.

He went on to say that Trump’s remark toward Alexander was a “bulls**t attack.”

“Kaitlan, this is a Trump trademark, it was striking that this came, this, forgive me, bulls**t attack on fake news came just moments after the Secretary of State said the American people needed to be careful about where they get their information, and go to sources they can trust.”

While King admitted that there are times when politicians and reporters will not always agree, he does not believe this is one of those times.

“I get there at times disagreements, there are times contention between politicians and reporters,” King continued. “That was a 100 percent legitimate question with no hype, no shade, no bias, he just wanted to attack.”

Collins also weighed in noting that Alexander asked Vice President