President Trump sits for an interview with Time. Halfway through, he slams their coverage: ‘one positive question’

President Trump criticized the staff of Time during a lengthy interview published Thursday, specifically calling them out for not asking him a single positive question. The interaction grew tense as the president expressed his frustration with the line of questioning, eventually telling the reporters, “You haven’t asked me one f—ing positive question. All of this. What about this? What about that? What about that? What about this? All negative.”

The exchange happened while the president was discussing a variety of topics, including potential pardons for his Cabinet members. While the reporters attempted to pivot to questions about Senator Mitch McConnell and his return to the Senate following a fall in June, the president appeared to be focused on his grievances regarding how he is treated by the press, The Hill reports.

Trump compared his situation to that of former President Biden, specifically referencing pardons granted to Dr. Anthony Fauci. The president questioned the double standard he perceived, asking, “But you mean I’m not allowed to give them, but Sleepy Joe’s allowed to give them?”

The conversation shifted toward the state of the White House, with the president claiming the building had structural issues before his term

He noted that the roof leaked when it rained and that people were “walking under – crap was falling off it all the time.” He insisted that he should receive credit for his maintenance of the property, stating, “Now it’s perfect, and I would say that I should be given credit for fixing the White House because I’m also doing very well with the war. I’m doing very well with another war that we already won, Venezuela. Do you notice you haven’t asked me a question about Venezuela?”

When reporters reminded him that the topic of Venezuela had been covered earlier in the interview, specifically regarding his meeting with Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez at the United Nations General Assembly, the president remained skeptical. He labeled the experience “fake news” while simultaneously expressing respect for the owner of the publication. He emphasized his belief that he had accomplished significant work, including making the White House “beautiful again.”

This interview covered a broad range of policy and legal topics. The president discussed his immigration agenda and the midterm elections. He even mentioned the possibility of demolishing the Kennedy Center as part of his ongoing legal battle to keep his name on the building. Additionally, he did not rule out the potential of invoking the Insurrection Act around the time of the midterms.

These comments follow a period of heightened friction between the White House and several major news organizations. The president recently implemented a ban on reporters from CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from participating in the White House press pool. Although a federal judge lifted the ban, the president and Attorney General Todd Blanche have maintained that the coverage provided by these outlets constitutes a national security concern.

The president previously expressed his position on Truth Social, stating, “Fake News people and publications that only write negatively, and who violate our National Security by writing false and defamatory stories with unknown ‘sources,’ shouldn’t be allowed access to the most important Office anywhere in the World.”

This stance has faced criticism from various groups, including free speech advocates and other media organizations. Weijia Jiang, the former president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, stated that the move against these outlets was “an attack on everyone.”