Trump hangs up on PBS reporter after question about Iranian civilization threat

President Donald Trump ended a call with PBS reporter Liz Landers after she asked if he regretted threatening Iran's entire civilization.

Following a press briefing with Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, Landers said she had contacted the president by phone.

"I asked about Lebanon still being hit and if he'd seen that," the reporter recalled.

"Yeah, they were not included in the deal," Trump replied. "Because of Hezbollah. They were not included in the deal. That'll get taken care of, too. It's alright."

Trump suggested he did not disapprove of Israel continuing to shell Lebanon.

"It's part of the deal — everyone knows that," he explained. "That's a separate skirmish. Okay? You gotta talk faster."

"I tried to ask if he regretted that Truth Social post about wiping out a civilization and noted that there was huge push back to that statement from Democrats," Landers remarked. "Then he hung up."