President Donald Trump told MS NOW reporter Akayla Gardner to be “quiet” during a tense exchange on Saturday as he departed for Tennessee. Gardner asked whether he wanted only supportive outlets in the White House press pool. “No, no,” Trump replied. “I want real news, not fake news like you.” When she pressed him on whether he wanted tough questions, he raised his index finger and said: “Wait, wait. Quiet.” The exchange followed the White House’s barring of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the Oval Office last week. A federal judge blocked that move on Thursday, but Trump still kept CNN off Air Force One on Saturday. Later in the day, Trump rejected remarks by former President Barack Obama, who said at Salem State University that if women ran every government for two years, “things would be better.” Trump called the suggestion “ridiculous,” adding: “I love women. I think they’re great. But what a ridiculous statement that is.” The clashes drew wide attention as both press freedom and gender in leadership debates continued.