During a turbulent meeting in the Oval Office between President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, CNN anchor Dana Bash cut in to defend NBC reporter Peter Alexander. Trump faced criticism for his claims regarding white genocide in South Africa, insisting on showing a propaganda video while attacking Alexander for his questions. Bash highlighted Alexander's professionalism and importance as a reporter, prompting correspondent Daniel Dale to fact-check Trump's unsubstantiated assertions about violence against white South Africans. This situation brought pivotal attention to the media's role in reporting sensitive topics.
BASH: We're going to now go to Daniel Dale because there is a lot to unpack here. Daniel, I know you want to talk about this... Peter Alexander is a terrific reporter.
TRUMP: I don't know. Look, these are articles over the last few days, death of people. Death, death, death, horrible death... White South Africans are fleeing.
Bash interrupted the meeting to defend Alexander as a terrific reporter asking important questions, and to ask correspondent Daniel Dale to lay out the facts about Trump's claims.
On Wednesday's edition of CNN's Inside Politics, Bash interrupted the meeting to defend Alexander... the president holding up what he says is evidence of what he claims is genocide.
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