White House attacks CNN reporter after Trump clash, invoking her children
President Trump told CNN reporter Kristen Holmes to be quiet during a meeting in the Oval Office. A White House account later posted that her children would be embarrassed by her actions. The incident raises questions about how officials should respond to journalists.

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