A TV reporter has given Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine after the president repeatedly lambasted the media as “fake news” and called reporters “dishonest people” during a fiery press conference this morning.

During his first solo press conference since coming into office, Mr Trump incorrectly bragged that his 306 Electoral College votes compared to Hillary Clinton’s 232 was the largest victory margin since Ronald Reagan’s 1984 win.

NBC reporter Peter Alexander was quick to fact check the president, calling him out for providing fake information.

“You said today that you had the biggest electoral margin since Ronald Reagan,” Alexander said.

Alexander then listed electoral victories larger than Trump’s – including both of Barack Obama’s victories and George H W Bush’s 1988 victory.

Mr Trump cut the reporter off, claiming ignorance.

“I was given that information, I don’t know, I was just given it,” he said.

But Alexander pushed forward, questioning Mr Trump’s apparent double standards.

“Why should Americans trust you?” he posited.

“You accuse the information they receive of being fake when you’re providing information that’s not accurate?”

Mr Trump tried to dodge the question, remarking that he’d still had a “very substantial victory”.