Rachel Scott

Senior Political Correspondent covering the White House and Congress for @ABC. Academics courtesy of @USCAnnenberg.

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

My question to Mr. Putin today: What are you so afraid of?

[ABC News @ABC]

.@ABC News' @rachelvscott to Russian Pres. Putin: "The list of your political opponents who are dead, imprisoned or jailed is long...and you have now prevented anyone who supports [Alexey Navalny] to run for office.

"So my question is, Mr. President: what are you so afraid of?"

[Lauren Peller @lauren_peller]

NEWS: President Donald Trump is meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson this morning at the White House on the anti-weaponization fund, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Reporting w/ @KFaulders

[Good Morning America @GMA]

President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

[Katherine Faulders @KFaulders]

NEWS -- President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources tell me @PCCharalambous @alex_mallin https://t.co/tuEUDtJvks

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

I asked the president why focus on these projects now amid the backdrop of the war in Iran and as gas prices soar.

He said the question was “stupid” and a “disgrace to the country” saying he’s “fixing” the reflecting pool.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Reporter: Why focus on all these projects as gas prices are soaring?

Trump: Such a stupid question. You can understand dirt better than I can baby but I don’t allow it.

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

President Trump tells me in a phone call the retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets are just a "love tap."

"It's just a love tap."

When I asked if it means the ceasefire is over.

"No, no, the ceasefire is going. It's in effect."

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

Congratulations @GarrettHaake. So happy for you, friend!

[Garrett Haake @GarrettHaake]

I’m honored and humbled to share a bit of professional news: I’m now @NBCNews Chief White House correspondent. We have an amazing team… and a lot of news to cover, to break and to contextualize. Thank you for your trust. https://t.co/JGsUSAokSe

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

The colonnade is now black at the White House

[Howard Mortman @HowardMortman]

This is Mo -- Mohaimen Aljasheme. A C-SPAN photog. This picture was taken moments before the dinner started. Mo never stopped shooting video from inside the Hilton ballroom -- first showing President Trump and then the audience. Mo is a veteran photographer from the Iraq War.

[Good Morning America @GMA]

President Trump has expressed optimism that the war in Iran could be over soon with a new round of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran possibly happening as soon as this weekend. @rachelvscott reports.

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

Incredibly honored that our piece was nominated in this category — documenting the story of Adriana Smith.

She was declared brain dead while nine weeks pregnant but she was kept on life support for 16 more weeks — long enough to deliver her son, Chance.
@Nightline

[The Emmys @TheEmmys]

The #NewsEmmys Nominees for Hard News Report – Short Form:
- California Burning | @ABCWorldNews
- How traffickers deep in the Sahara... (@CNN)
- Pregnant and Brain Dead (@ABC)
- The Scope of the Devastation
- Two Nights With the Cartel
- The War in Gaza | @60Minutes (@CBSNews)

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

Here's the full quote when I asked the president about targeting civilian infrastructure

"Well, I don't want to talk about that. But the civilians want me to do it. Okay, the civilians, you know, when they're most unhappy, when they don't hear bombs going off because they're living in hell."

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

Spoke with President Trump. He told me the conflict should be over in days, not weeks but if no deal is made he’s blowing up the whole country with “very little” off the table.

"If happens, it happens. And if it doesn't, we're blowing up the whole country,” he said.

I asked if there’s anything off limits.

“Very little,” he said.

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

When I asked about civilian infrastructure. The president said "I don't want to talk about that."

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

I asked if the president if he would move back his deadline for Iran.

He said "I don't want to talk about it, they have plenty of time to make a deal. If they don't want to make a deal — their whole country is gone," he said.

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

I asked the president if Todd Blanche will be the nominee for Attorney General.

"He's doing very well. He could," he said.

I mentioned there's a lot of names floating around for that position.

"Everybody wants it. But Todd's doing very well. He's been, he's been with me a long time," he said.

"He's very much freed up."