Trump’s ‘second-rate’ tirade against Yamiche Alcindor recalls history of attacks on Black female journalists
President Donald Trump personally attacked NBC News reporter Yamiche Alcindor at the White House as she questioned him about a jarring social media post in which he appeared to threaten “war” in Chicago. The blistering tirade recalled previous clashes with Alcindor and other Black female journalists during his first term, and drew swift criticisms from Black leaders, including the president of the nation’s largest association for Black journalists. “Are you trying to go to war with Chicago?” Alcindor asked Trump […]