Posted on 05/11/2020 3:50:04 PM PDT by jazusamo
President Trump was in no mood for gotcha questions during Monday's press conference in the Rose Garden. Trump was first asked by CBS White House correspondent Weijia Jiang why he views the ability to test people for the Wuhan coronavirus as a "global competition" as people in America are "still losing their lives" every day.
"You have said many times that the U.S. Is doing far better than any other country when it comes to testing. Why does that matter? Why is it global competition to you if every day Americans are still losing their lives and we are still seeing more cases every day?" Jiang asked.
"Well, theyre losing their lives everywhere in the world and maybe thats a question you should ask China. Dont ask me. Ask China that question, okay. When you asked them that question, you make it a very unusual answer," Trump replied.
Jiang, who is originally from China, then asked, "Sir, why are you saying that to me specifically?"
"I'm not saying it specifically to anybody. Im saying that to anyone who would ask a nasty question like that," Trump replied.
Jiang insisted she did not ask a nasty question.
"Why does it matter," she pressed.
Trump then did not want to answer questions from CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins after calling on her, with Collins pushing back.
"I have two questions, but you pointed to me," Collins said. "But you called on me."
"I did and you didn't respond and now I'm calling on the young lady in the back," Trump said.
With Collins continuing to protest, Trump then decided to end the press conference and walk away from the podium.
“then it will get deleted and you wont have to cry like a little girl about it anymore”
Lol! My thoughts exactly. The freeper PC police gonna getcha! Same folks who would snitch on us for not wearing masks.
Trump Shuts Down Coronavirus Press Conference After Reporters Start Asking ‘Nasty’ Questions >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
translation:
Trump Shuts Down Coronavirus Press Conference After Spanking nasty Reporters and Sending them to their rooms.
Trump called on another reporter who stood up but then stood back to let the first person keep asking more snarky questions. Trump asked the one standing for her question. Instead of asking her question, she indicated that the one asking the snarky question should continue with more questions. So Trump called on someone else. Now the one who was standing said something like ... Im next. Trump said ... you were next but you didnt ask a question when I called on you. She kept talking as if she was an insolent teenager sassing her mother. He said goodbye.
They seldom ask questions whose answers would help the American people. The White House press corps does not seem to care that there is an international pandemic going on and that most American people are suffering in a variety of ways.
In this case, you are wrong. You usually do better. That post was unnecessarily racist. FR does not need that type of behavior.
BTW: I’m the third party to get on your case about it. All of us have been around here much longer than you have.
How about, "Because you call yourself a journalist, and I thought it was the job of a journalist to ask questions of all who are involved? Don't just ask me about others in the world, ask them yourself!"
-PJ
Amen!!
He’s willing to put in his time for this to the media and the media continue to play their games.
She is a Chinese propaganda agent. It was good to call her out and tell her to go back to China to ask the question. He called her out for her BS. Classic.
I don’t like the way they disrespect the president. He is the PRESIDENT. We never treated Obama that way and we dis liked Obama A LOT. My respect for obama is spit.
Is there anything the WH can do to replace the reporters who are disrespectful?
So if an Italian person says something ridiculous, like maybe YOU, do you want to hear racist crap about your heritage?
Grow the F up.
I think he was rather restrained, all in all. He needs to rip them new one and show no mercy, but that is not in his character.
After a week of talking to family. Conservative worse than liberals- I am so DONEwith trump should...
He should have done exactly what he did. He let these two clicque newsgirl s know. Answer the question. If the second one of you cedes youre time to the previous bitch, were done
Thats all.
I agree and think he was restrained also but those two weren’t about to back off, especially the first one.
Well, the subject of Obamagate was thus avoided.
Fox News did a so-called Townhall with President Trump in the Lincoln Memorial. Fox News had over 1000 questions submitted with videos. They chose which ones they wanted and prepared their negative follow up questions. In two hours there was one nice question and two neutral questions and all the rest were negative questions
I would LOVE to see the hissy fit--LIVE, for all America to see!
The white house has tours. Why not ask the first 20 ordinary Americans if they would like to be part of a press conference, like a mini-rally? I would rather much more hear their honest questions than the staged questions of a dishonest press corps.
Reporters acting like the idiots they are. Good for Trump.
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