The press isn’t listening to him at this point, they are plotting how to spin:
1. The “campaign ad” angle - using governement resources for campaign purrposes, and
2. What did he do with the time after he shut China down?
High crimes and misdemeanors!!
The press might scream about Trump using federal dollars for a campaign ad, but they sure wont play any of the videos. Even talking about them, though, just might inspire some liberals to look them up on YouTube.