Overview

• NBC's Peter Alexander asked President Trump about the Department of Defense accepting a Qatari-donated Boeing 747 as a temporary Air Force One replacement.
• Trump responded by insulting Alexander, calling him a 'terrible reporter' and questioning his intelligence.
• The exchange occurred during an Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who attempted to lighten the moment with a joke about not bringing a plane to the White House.
• Trump accused NBC and Alexander of deflecting attention from controversial allegations of violence against white South African farmers, which he had highlighted in a video shown to Ramaphosa moments earlier.
• NBC News has not issued a formal response to Trump's remarks, and the Pentagon's decision to accept the Qatari jet remains unchanged.