'Don't ask me. Ask China': Trump clashes with reporters then abruptly leaves press briefing

[UpInArms]

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Source: The Guardian

With the stars and stripes at his back, Trump held his first press briefing since 27 April in the White House rose garden, flanked by testing equipment and swabs and signs that proclaimed: “America leads the world in testing.”

But during a question and answer session, Weijia Jiang, White House correspondent of CBS News, asked why the president constantly emphasises that the US is doing better than any other country when it comes to testing.

“Why does that matter?” she queried. “Why is this a global competition to you if every day Americans are still losing their lives and we are still seeing more cases every day?”

Trump retorted: “Well, they are losing their lives everywhere in the world. Maybe that is a question you should ask China. Don’t ask me. Ask China that question. When you ask China that question you may get a very unusual answer.”

The president then called on another reporter, Kaitlan Collins of CNN, but she paused as Jiang interjected: “Sir, why are you saying that to me, specifically?”

The president replied: “I am not saying it specifically to anybody. I am saying it to anybody who would ask a nasty question like that.”

The CBS correspondent pointed out: “That is not a nasty question.”

Read more: https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/11/trump-us-latest-coronavirus-reporters

[Grokenstein]

1. Remember when?

When we were told that Hillary didn't have the "temperament" to handle the call at 3AM?

[dalton99a]

2. 3 AM or 3 PM, Trump is a vile, stupid, incompetent scumbag

and has been thus since the day he was conceived

[C Moon]

3. Trump's 3 AM calls are with Putin.

[djacq]

4. Not only a Racist but a Coward as well.

[progree]

5. There's a very good discussion of this at an earlier LBN posting of the same story. + video

Trump ripped for 'racist temper tantrum' against Chinese-American reporter Weijia Jiang
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142491527

Also a 1 minute video:

Link to tweet

Well darn, if it says "the media can't be played", then go to the first tweet in the OP at
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142491527

well worth the extra click. Mesmerizing.

[yaesu]

6. Maddow thinks he's coming unglued because of the supreme court argument tomorrow

and it will be televised. They are hearing arguments about tRump being above the law. nt

[BigmanPigman]

7. He's been fighting the release of his finances

ever since he was sworn in, and about three months after he told the world he would be happy to release his taxes and be transparent during the 2016 debates.

I think that this is Infrastructure Week, isn't it?

[duforsure]

8. He has to redirect blame against China , for his failures

He failed with no response, now the question remains , was it from incompetence, or was he directed to not respond from being in such deep debt and from being compromised?Is he just pissed something is not going to be judged and decided on his way, exposing him. So his Obamagate is just another normal ploy he uses, and by doing that he's telling us something is about to not go his way , and expose him. Something big is coming out this week very soon , and he was tipped off ahead of it from a mole.

[Aussie105]

9. China is listening

and not taking kindly to Trump's allegations.

They don't suffer a fool lightly. Rightly so. Expect some kickback.

[Omaha Steve]

10. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING

Dupe. See the earlier post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142491527

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