President Donald Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN.
Jiang asked Trump why he was putting so much emphasis on the amount of coronavirus tests that have been conducted in the United States.
“Why does that matter?” Jiang asked. “Why is this a global competition to you if everyday Americans are still losing their lives and we’re still seeing more cases every day?”
Trump replied that “they’re losing their lives everywhere in the world. And maybe that’s a question you should ask China. Don’t ask me. Ask China that question.”
He called for another question, and there was no immediate response.
“Sir, why are you saying that to me, specifically?” Jiang asked. Jiang, who has worked for CBS News since 2015, was born in Xiamen, China, and emigrated to the United States with her family at age 2.
Trump said he would say that to “anyone who asks a nasty question.”
“It’s not a nasty question,” Jiang said. “Why does that matter?”
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Trump again asked for another question, then said, “Nah, that’s OK” and waved off CNN’s Collins when she approached the microphone.
“You pointed to me,” Collins said.
The president said, “I pointed to you and you didn’t respond.” Collins said she was giving Jiang the time to finish her questioning.
“Can I ask a question?” Collins said.
With that, Trump called an end to the news conference, held in the White House Rose Garden, and walked away.
Jiang and Collins wore masks to the news conference, as did most reporters, following the recent reports that two White House employees — an aide to Vice President Mike Pence and a valet to the president — had tested positive for the coronavirus.
(AP)
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8 Responses
I fully agree with President Donald Trump deflecting that question to be asked to China, and I fully agree with President Donald Trump walking away from those nasty Chutpodik questioners.
You can certainly learn Midos from our president: you can learn how not to act.
What a cowardly way to go about it.
Boohoo! The reporter was being mean to me…
Imagine if Obama did this.
Imagine Obama storming off the stage like a toddler because a someone asked him a question he did not like the answer to.
It would never happened though…. Because Obama wasn’t a classless act.
He didn’t do press conferences to blow his own trumpet and have his fragile ego stroked.
The reporters didn’t dare treat 0bama with such blatant chutzpah. And yes, if they had he would certainly have reacted with the true nastiness that infests his soul. Class?! Class and 0bama don’t belong in the same sentence. Not that Trump is classy either, but he has good reason not to be. He should have thrown that so-called reporter out of the room.
You pointed to me,” Collins said.
The president said, “I pointed to you and you didn’t respond.” Collins said she was giving Jiang the time to finish her questioning.
That’s not her choice. She doesn’t own the time, and has no right to give it to someone else. She had her chance, she declined to ask a question, so the President moved on. I would have done the same, and told her next time you’re leaving the room.
Just like Tokyo Rose during WWII before her, Weijia Jiang is displaying a case of dual loyalty spreading propaganda talking point of Communist China. She should be striped of US citizenship and deported back to her birthplace China where she belongs. Trump was absolutely right calling her out.
Moishe, US citizenship, once validly obtained, can never be lost involuntarily. So her citizenship can’t be taken from her no matter what she does.