05/16/2026
President Donald Trump took aim at CBS News and Margaret Brennan during a Fox News interview while revisiting an earlier exchange about Chinese espionage and U.S.-China relations.
Trump defended his previous comments that China spies on the United States and that the U.S. also conducts intelligence operations against China, arguing that intelligence gathering between major world powers is routine.
The remarks renewed criticism of legacy media coverage and reignited debate over how openly American leaders should discuss foreign espionage operations.
Do you think Trump was simply stating reality about global intelligence operations, or should presidents avoid speaking so openly about it?