President Donald Trump has blasted Fox News’s Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich over her “absolutely terrible” reporting.
Trump called out Heinrich in a fiery post on Truth Social.
The president slammed Heinrich’s cozy ties to the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA).
He also said Heinrich’s reporting style would be better suited to CNN than Fox News.
“I watched Jacqui Heinrich from Fox over the weekend and I thought she was absolutely terrible,” Trump said.
“She should be working for CNN, not Fox.
“Not surprisingly, I later found out that she’s a fan of the White House Correspondents Association!”
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) March 19, 2025
Trump’s remarks come as no surprise, given Heinrich’s history of hostility toward his administration, as Breitbart reported.
She has openly clashed with the White House, particularly after the administration made moves to increase transparency and open access to a wider range of media outlets.
The change allowed independent and alternative media, long shut out by the WHCA, to have a voice in the White House Briefing Room.
However, this move didn’t sit well with the dying corporate media.
Trump Loses It on Fox’s ‘Absolutely Terrible’ Jacqui Heinrich: ‘She Should Be Working for CNN’ https://t.co/bQpurCUXoM via @mediaite
(I agree,Jacqui is uppity & not neutral) uncomfortable to listen to 🤨
Fox people are warm & smart & kind~not @JacquiHeinrich
— Gabriella 🌴🌴👼 (@gaby_kantor) March 20, 2025
Fox News, a longtime member of the WHCA, has been one of the select few outlets that previously enjoyed near-exclusive access to the White House.
Heinrich, clearly unhappy with the shake-up, took to X to voice her displeasure.
She argues that the WHCA should control media access, not the White House.
“This move does not give the power back to the people – it gives power to the White House,” she said.
“The WHCA is democratically elected by the full-time White House press corps.”
She further contended that only the WHCA should determine who covers the president.
Heinrich claims that the system ensures media outlets have the necessary resources to disseminate information.
This move does not give the power back to the people – it gives power to the White House. The WHCA is democratically elected by the full-time White House press corps.
WHCA has determined pools for decades because only representatives FROM our outlets can determine resources all… https://t.co/GeGrckDYVt
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) February 25, 2025
In other words, Heinrich and her club of legacy media gatekeepers weren’t happy about losing their monopoly on White House access.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt was quick to set the record straight, however.
She clarified that Fox News wasn’t losing its access—rather, other outlets were finally being given a fair shot.
“We will continue the rotation amongst the five major television networks to ensure the president’s remarks are heard far and wide around this world,” Leavitt said.
“We will add additional streaming services, which reach different audiences than traditional cable and broadcast.”
For years, the WHCA has operated as a closed-door cartel, deciding which outlets got to ask questions and which were silenced.
The Trump administration’s decision to break up that stranglehold is a win for transparency.
However, it’s also a loss for the mainstream media elites who thrived on controlling the narrative.
As for Heinrich, her reaction only proves what conservatives have long suspected: the establishment media isn’t interested in fairness, just in maintaining their grip on the flow of information.
And judging by Trump’s assessment, she would fit right in at CNN.
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