Evidence item

The excerpt shows a reporter asking about intimidation and Trump saying he dislikes dishonest press, calls the reporter terrible, and likes honest press. DIRECT_TEXT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 8858

Source: Transcript: Oval Office press availability, September 18, 2026 · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:72aa7f727b107142ecc3f63b42e3c1c9ef5af2cf4a83dcba52ca994704bab171

LUCEY: — are you trying to intimidate the press from doing its job?
TRUMP: No, no, no, no. I dislike dishonest press like you. I think you're terrible, but I dislike dishonest — I like to see honest press.