Hold onto your hats, folks—Donald Trump just slammed the door on ABC News with the kind of flair only he can muster.

According to the Daily Mail, following a meeting with Argentinian President Javier Milei on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, Trump flat-out refused to entertain a question from an ABC reporter, citing biased reporting and a heated exchange between George Stephanopoulos and Vice President JD Vance over the weekend.

This latest dust-up is rooted in a contentious interview where Stephanopoulos grilled Vance on heavy topics like a Trump-brokered peace deal between Israel and Hamas, National Guard deployments to Chicago, and even the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Stephanopoulos Digs into Homan Controversy

Things got particularly spicy when Stephanopoulos pressed Vance on whether Tom Homan, named "border czar" by Trump on November 11, 2024, had accepted a $50,000 cash payment during an FBI sting operation in Texas on September 20, 2024.

At the time of the sting, Homan wasn’t a public official but was campaigning alongside Trump, allegedly recorded by undercover agents posing as business executives offering cash for future government contract favors.

The investigation into Homan was abruptly shuttered after Trump took office and allies assumed key roles in the FBI and Justice Department, with some Trump-appointed officials calling it a “deep state” probe, per sources cited by MSNBC.

FBI Closes Case Amid Political Heat

FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche later declared the case closed, stating to MSNBC, "This matter originated under the previous administration and was subjected to a full review by FBI agents and Justice Department prosecutors. They found no credible evidence of any criminal wrongdoing."

While the left may cry foul over the timing, let’s be honest—shutting down what appears to be a flimsy investigation to focus on real threats facing Americans seems like a practical move, not a conspiracy.

Still, Stephanopoulos wasn’t buying the dismissal during his chat with Vance, pushing hard on the recorded cash exchange and refusing to let the issue slide into the ether of forgotten scandals.

Trump’s Longstanding Feud with ABC News

Trump’s disdain for ABC isn’t exactly breaking news, especially after the network settled a lawsuit with him in December 2024 for a whopping $16 million over Stephanopoulos’s on-air claim that Trump was found civilly liable for raping E. Jean Carroll.

To clarify, a New York jury in May 2023 ordered Trump to pay $5 million for sexual abuse from the 1990s but did not find him liable for rape—a distinction Stephanopoulos glossed over, prompting ABC to post a regretful note online and fork over $15 million to Trump’s presidential library plus $1 million for legal fees.

If that’s not a lesson in checking your facts before airing them on national television, then what is?

Trump’s Sharp Rebuke of ABC Reporter

Fast forward to Tuesday, and Trump didn’t mince words, telling the ABC reporter, "You're ABC fake news," before doubling down on his refusal to engage after what he saw as unfair treatment of Vance.

Look, when a network repeatedly stumbles into biased territory—whether it’s Stephanopoulos’s missteps or past incidents like Jimmy Kimmel’s false claim about conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk’s death, which Trump later celebrated as leading to Kimmel’s show cancellation—it’s no surprise trust erodes faster than a sandcastle at high tide.

Trump’s frustration with ABC News is a reminder that media accountability matters, and while some may call it petty, others see a leader demanding fairness from outlets that too often lean into progressive agendas without a second thought.