Donald Trump shut down a reporter for Politico as she attempted to ask a series of questions on Air Force One and claimed her employers were ‘wrong about everything.’

The president hosted the press for about 25 minutes of questions on board his presidential plane before he headed to Tell Aviv to oversee the first phase of the peace deal he brokered between Israel and Hamas. 

The questions ranged from the Middle East to the government shutdown, until Dasha Burns of Politico began a series of questions about China. 

At one point, Burns started to ask a question about ramping up the tariffs he proposed to 100 percent on China earlier this week, when Trump appeared to become amused. 

‘Wow, she asks a lot of questions. Who are you with?’ he said. 

Burns, 33, responded with her name and advised she was working for Politico. 

Trump responded: ‘Dasha Politico, oh, Politco’s gone bad. They’ve been so wrong about everything! No, no, Politico’s been so wrong about everything!’

Burns attempted to push back before Trump ended her questioning: ‘Let’s get somebody else to ask some questions, you mind? Because Politico is fake news.’

Donald Trump shut down a reporter as she attempted to ask a series of questions on Air Force One after he discovered the outlet she worked fo

The questions ranged from the Middle East to the government shutdown, until Dasha Burns of Politico began a series of questions about China

A national correspondent for NBC News from 2016 to 2025, Burns became the White House Bureau Chief for Politico in January. 

Burns also hosts a CSPAN show, Ceasefire, that attempts to bring guests from both parties together for a discussion of key issues. 

She was attempting to ask Trump about the new 100 percent tariff on China, set to take effect on November 1 along with export controls on critical software, will be added on top of existing rates, dramatically increasing the cost of imports.

He made the announcement after Beijing imposed export restrictions on rare earth metals.

Trump added that he was ‘surprised’ that China would do this given his ‘good relationship’ with President Xi Jinping.

‘This is not something that I instigated, this was just a response to something that they did. They didn’t really aim it us, they aimed it at the whole world. It was very bad,’ he said in an Oval Office press conference Friday.

During the press gaggle on Air Force One, Trump also claimed the 20 living Israeli hostages may be released ‘a little bit early’ as he hinted at the horrible conditions Hamas was keeping them in.

The president said it was still up in the air the exact hour those still alive will be turned over but was optimistic when he spoke to the press on Air Force One as he took off for Tel Aviv Sunday.

A national correspondent for NBC News from 2016 to 2025, Burns became the White House Bureau Chief for Politico in January. Burns also hosts a CSPAN show, Ceasefire

Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One for a trip to the Middle East

‘They have the hostages – I understand all 20 – and we may get them out a little bit early,’ Trump said.

‘Getting them back was amazing because we were involved and they were in places that you don’t want to know about,’ he added.

The president is headed to the Israeli city, where he is scheduled to arrive just after 9am local time, or around 2am on the east coast of the US.

Hamas plans to release all 20 living hostages this weekend, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, in exchange for roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, while the Israeli military will begin a withdrawal from the majority of Gaza.

Before boarding, Trump described the enormity of the conflict he was hoping to finally solve in the region. 

‘There are 500,000 people, yesterday and today, in Israel and also the Muslim and Arab countries are all cheering. Everybody’s cheering at one time – that’s never happened before,’ Trump said.

‘Usually, if you have one cheering, the other isn’t – the other is the opposite. This is the first time everybody is amazed, and they’re thrilled. 

‘It’s an honor to be involved, and we’re going to have an amazing time, and it’s going to be something that’s never, never happened before.’ 

Upon arrival, the president will meet with families of hostages who have been in Hamas captivity, before delivering remarks to the Knesset – Israel’s parliament.

From there, he will head to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to participate in a Middle East Peace Ceremony before heading back to the White House. 

Trump announced on Wednesday night that both Israel and Hamas had signed off on the ‘first phase’ of his proposed peace deal – a substantial step in ending the war in Gaza.