President Donald Trump on Sunday raged against reporters during a media Q&A as he arrived back in the Washington area after a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

First, he went off on a reporter who asked about Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who earlier in the day warned that a new investigation into late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could be used as a "smokescreen" to prevent the release of new documents in the case.

"Well, I don`t want to talk about it because fake news like you, you`re a terrible reporter, and fake news like you they just keep bringing that up to deflect from the tremendous success of the Trump administration," he said.

Trump, who initially promised to release documents related Epstein - a former friend - has since fought to block them instead, dismissing the case as a "Democrat hoax."

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Just a few minutes later, Trump lashed out again.

A reporter asked about Tucker Carlson, who has faced criticism from within conservative circles for his recent friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes.

"What role do you think Tucker Carlson could play in the Republican Party and the conservative movement going forward?" the reporter asked.

Trump praised Carlson for saying "good things" about him and bragged about how many page views his interview with Carlson received. That`s when someone - perhaps the same reporter who had asked about Epstein - interrupted with a follow-up question about Fuentes.

Trump cut her off.

"Will you let me finish my statement? You are the worst," Trump said. "You`re with Bloomberg, right? You are the worst. I don`t even know why they have you."

It`s not clear from the footage whom Trump was addressing in either case.

Trump said he had "some great interviews" with Carlson.

"You can`t tell him who to interview," Trump said. "If he wants to interview Nick Fuentes - I don`t know much about him - but if he wants to do it, get the word out. Let `em, y`know, people have to decide, ultimately people have to decide."

Trump dined with Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago in 2022 when Kanye West, aka Ye, brought him as a guest. Trump later claimed he didn`t know who Fuentes was.