Calling Trump stupid to his face

In My Humble Opinion
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(I was going to put this in MPSIMS (since it’s pretty mundane), but I was afraid it would venture too close to Ed’s ‘hot-button issues falling prey to hijacks’ warning)

Anyhoo, I’m sure we’ve all seen Trump calling reporters and interviewers “stupid”. (one of many examples)

What would happen to a reporter if they responded, 'No, I’m not but you are a stupid person".

I’m sure Trump would try have them banned from future briefings but is there any legal recourse he could take. Is it somehow illegal to call the president ‘stupid’?

Treason, sedition, subversion, lèse-majesté ?

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People don’t like it when you call them stupid.

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I suspect that anyone who tried something like this would face harassment and threats, including to their family. So I’d recommend only doing it if you’re looking forward to going into hiding.

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To call him stupid would be an insult to stupid people.

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I personally have told Donald Trump no to his face. I think I told the story here, I’ll try and find it.

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A reporter who called the President of the United States “Stupid” to his face would likely be fired on the spot. That’s pretty much true for any interview subject. There are certain bounds of professional conduct, as well as a proud tradition of not letting oneself be baited.