If her recent interview with NBC's Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie is any indication, Laura Ingraham would make a fine press secretary in the new Trump administration. 

The conservative radio host and Fox News contributor appeared on Thursday's Today to discuss rumors that she is a candidate for the role of White House Press Secretary. Hosts Lauer and Guthrie tried their best to get digs in, insinuating that Ingraham's so-called "sharp tongue" might not be the best choice for "mending fences. To her credit, Ingraham held her ground and turned the tables on the mainstream media, accurately noting that they have their own "credibility issue."

She also explained that she would be qualified for the job, were it offered, as her experience stretches beyond punditry. 

Responding to Lauer, who bemoaned how Trump "spent the last year and a half basically calling members of the press and the media crooked, corrupt, dishonest," Ingraham said: 

“I think the press has its own problems with credibility and building back credibility with the American people. Every poll, not conservative polls, show that there are a lot of folks out there who believe the media is really biased and really was in the tank for Hillary Clinton....that's the way most people view the press today. I think the press has a lot of work to do to build back its own credibility.”

Earlier in the segment, host Savannah Guthrie fretted over Ingraham's "sharp tongue." 

"Laura, we know you, we know your show, you have a sharp tongue, you’re known for your sharp pen....You know, this is one of those jobs where could create an international incident from the White House briefing room."

Ingraham's response was measured and revealed the foolishness and hypocrisy of the question: 

 “Oh, Savannah, sharp tongue? Oh, please....Is that what you are really worried about, an international incident?”

Look, I think some folks who are watching now, they – you know, conservative talk show host? But I was a Supreme Court clerk, I worked as a white collar litigator at Skadden Arps. You know, I have a pretty broad career in both government, as a young speech writer in the Reagan administration, I worked at the Department of Transportation, the Department of Education, and the White House in domestic policy. So, you know, I understand there's a stereotype out there and that's fine.

Newsbusters provides the transcript and video below:  

LAUER Let me go back to you and the potential that you’re White House press secretary. What’s the dynamic gonna be in that press room? Because Donald Trump spent the last year and a half basically calling members of the press and the media crooked, corrupt, dishonest. Is there gonna have to be some fence-mending for whoever takes that position?

INGRAHAM: Well, I think one thing that is going to be important, I would imagine, for the Trump folks, is to have a very, you know, transparent and practical approach to the press. I mean, I think the press has its own problems with credibility and building back credibility with the American people. Every poll, not conservative polls, show that there are a lot of folks out there who believe the media is really biased and really was in the tank for Hillary Clinton. And I know people don't like to hear that, but that's the way most people view the press today. I think the press has a lot of work to do to build back its own credibility.

And I think for Donald Trump, I think he wants someone who knows the issues, who’s going to try to explain them to the American people, and keep people updated. I don't think it's all that complicated. If you understand the agenda that the Trump folks are going to be pursuing, then you’ll be better prepared to take that message to the American people and to the press. I think there are a lot of great people in the press. I’ve known a lot of the reporters who are covering the White House for many, many years, I happen to be friends with a lot of them. We don't agree on everything, but that's okay. I think this is going to be a process and people want clarity right off the bat. But I think it’s gonna have to develop in its own way.

Whether with Ingraham at the helm or someone of similar constitution, we hope the Trump administration will continue to treat the press the way it so deserves.