US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked CNN reporter Natasha Bertrand, demanding that she be fired and tossed ‘like a dog.’ The 78-year-old’s tweet came after Bertrand’s coverage of US military airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.

Trump Accuses Bertrand of Lying and Defaming Military

“Natasha Bertrand should be FIRED from CNN! I watched her for three days doing Fake News. She should be IMMEDIATELY reprimanded, and then thrown out “like a dog.” She lied on the Laptop from Hell Story, and now she lied on the Nuclear Sites Story, attempting to destroy our Patriot Pilots by making them look bad when, in fact, they did a GREAT job and hit “pay dirt” — TOTAL OBLITERATION!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

He further added that the CNN correspondent shouldn’t be allowed to work. “It’s people like her who destroyed the reputation of a once great Network. Her slant was so obviously negative, besides, she doesn’t have what it takes to be an on camera correspondent, not even close. FIRE NATASHA!”

CNN and Bertrand Yet to Respond to Trump

Bertrand and CNN have not yet reacted to President Trump’s tweet.

The controversy centers around Bertrand’s report, filed earlier in the day. It cited an early U.S. intelligence assessment claiming that the strikes on Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan did not completely destroy Iran’s nuclear program. This directly contradicted Trump’s claims of “total obliteration.”

Trump also accused Bertrand of defaming the U.S. military, particularly the B-2 bomber pilots. He alleged that her report, which referenced a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) analysis, was a politically motivated leak aimed at discrediting his administration’s success.

Who Is Natasha Bertrand?

Natasha Bertrand is a CNN journalist and national security correspondent. She was born in 1992 in New York City. Bertrand earned a political science and philosophy degree from Vassar College, where she cultivated a passion for international relations.

Career Timeline: From NBC to CNN

Bertrand began her journalism career as a research intern at NBC News in Madrid, Spain, in 2012. In 2014, she joined Business Insider as a reporter covering politics and international affairs. Her early work focused on U.S.-Russia relations and cybersecurity.

In 2016, she moved to The Atlantic, where she covered the Trump-Russia investigation, including key developments like the Steele dossier in 2017. By 2018, she had joined Politico, reporting on national security and the Trump administration’s foreign policy decisions.

Since 2021, Bertrand has worked at CNN. She serves as a correspondent and contributor on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, covering topics such as intelligence leaks, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and U.S.-Iran tensions.