In December 2025, CNBC reporter Megan Cassella mentioned to U.S. President Donald Trump: “Sir, you are the president, not God,” and “Mr. President, I ask questions, not permission.”
In December 2025, a rumor unfold on-line that CNBC reporter Megan Cassella mentioned to U.S. President Donald Trump: “Sir, you are the president, not God,” and “Mr. President, I ask questions, not permission.” The rumor unfold as Trump made headlines for insulting comments he made to varied reporters — primarily ladies — over a number of weeks.
Dozens of Snopes readers searched the positioning to confirm the declare that Cassella snapped again at Trump, which unfold on a number of platforms, together with X (archived), Facebook (archived) and Threads (archived). The textual content of the declare, which was usually shared on a picture meme, learn:
CNBC Correspondent, Megan Cassella landed a one two verbal punch on a surprised Trump throughout a press briefing.
Her responses to 2 of his impolite outbursts:
“Sir, you are the president, not God.”
Then, in response to him demanding she by no means say that once more she replied “Mr. President, I ask questions, not permission.
Many customers within the feedback appeared to imagine the declare.
The rumor, nonetheless, was false. Cassella did not say what the posts claimed she did, and the interplay by no means passed off. There was no watermark on the picture most generally unfold so it’s not clear what social media account made the unique declare, however the earliest post we might discover appeared on Dec. 4.
We reached out to CNBC searching for touch upon the alleged incident, and we’ll replace this story if we obtain a response.
Cassella, who was as of this writing a reporter for CNBC masking enterprise and politics, posted on X in September 2025 (archived) that she was starting her maternity go away, which might final by the top of the yr. Her Sept. 19 publish was the latest publish out there on her X web page, and her most up-to-date publication on the CNBC web site, as of this writing, was dated Sept. 11.
A Google search of the key phrases “Sir, you are the president, not God,” revealed solely posts or fact-checks associated to the false rumor:
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If the rumor had been true and the change passed off throughout a information briefing as claimed, footage and experiences of the incident by respected retailers can be publicly out there.