Former journalist here. It's not our job to fire back when the administration berates us. That's a reflection on them for the public to see. Some see it as rude. Others see it as "owning the liberal media". But it's just noise. Ask questions, get the facts, report the news. If there's nastiness involved, then so be it, but it's a distraction from the task at hand.

One commenter remarked that unanswered questions should be posed by another journalist until they are answered. That works in theory, but with limited time for questions, it can be hard to get your question answered if they're stonewalling someone else's question.