President Donald Trump ripped yet another female reporter aboard Air Force One on Monday while on his way to Michigan.

The president responded with hostility after a reporter asked him why he was urging the Senate to cancel its August break and stay in Washington. Trump wants Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, his bill requiring voters to prove their U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.

“On the Senate, on the SAVE Act, why do you want the U.S. Senate to stay in town? Shouldn’t they be out across the country campaigning?” asked the reporter, whom The Daily Beast identified as CBS News’ Jennifer Jacobs.

“What a stupid question!” Trump shouted in response.

Jacobs doubled down, asking, “Shouldn’t they be out campaigning, though?”

“What a stupid question,” Trump repeated. “For Jennifer to ask such a stupid — she’s a smart person. I knew her all the way back in the Iowa days when she said Trump’s going to win, and boy was she right.”

Trump then ranted some more about his priority piece of legislation.

“So listen, why do I want it? The SAVE Act has to be done. They shouldn’t leave town. I’m not going to stop them from doing it, but they should get the SAVE Act done. If they don’t get it done, it’s going to be a very bad thing for the party. And frankly, you know, if you look at it, the SAVE Act is going to be voted against by all Democrats, just so we know.”

Trump added, “We have some Republicans that I will not comment on, a few of them, probably four, that we probably won’t get their vote. I’d like to comment on them, but I have too much sense to do it.”

In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to keep senators in Washington.

“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!” he wrote. “The Dumocrats will do it on day one, and can’t believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership. Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH!”

The Senate’s recess is slated to start Aug. 6 and end Sept. 14.

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