The question of a journalist unleashed this Monday (once again) the anger of the president Donald trump, who chose to abruptly end his press conference at the White House. The exchange began when the CBS News correspondent asked why she is addressing the issue of screening for the covid-19 as a “competition” between countries when people continue to die every day in the United States.
–
“You’ve said many times that the United States is doing much better than any other country when it comes to testing. Why does that matter? Why is it a global competition for you if Americans keep losing every day?” life and are we seeing more cases every day? ”asked Weijia Jiang.
–
To which the president replied: “Well, they are losing their lives in all parts of the world and perhaps that is a question that they should ask China, don’t ask me, ask China. It’s okay? When you ask that question, you may get an unusual answer. “
–
Minute earlier, Trump had boasted that the United States is the country that has carried out the most tests in the world and assured that 300,000 tests will be carried out every day, a figure that according to health experts is insufficient if you want to ‘reopen’ the country. without risking a second wave of infections and that new containment measures must be put into effect.
–
Later, the president gave the floor to CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins, but CNN gave her turn to let Jiang ask a follow-up question: ” Lord, why are you saying that to me specifically?“the journalist reiterated in an apparent suggestion if her origin is Asian-American, influenced the response of the president.
–
“I’m telling you. I am not saying this specifically to anyone, I am telling anyone who asks an unpleasant question like that, ”replied Trump, as he has done in other of his briefings.
–
Collins, who had let Jiang ask Trump follow-up questions, approached the microphone, but the president gave the floor to another reporter and said, “You didn’t answer, and now I’m calling the young woman behind.”
–
“I just wanted to let my colleague finish,” Collins explained. But Trump immediately left the garden leaving reporters and the officials and military personnel who accompanied him at the press conference.
–
The president was heavily criticized by critics for the behavior he displayed. Vermont senator and former Democratic presidential nominee Bernie Sanders called the exchange “pretty pathetic” and tweeted that Trump “is a coward who takes down others to feel powerful.”
–
<iframe class = "_ 3ndsl" height = "0" srcdoc = "
Pretty pathetic. Mr. Trump is a coward who tears down others to make himself feel powerful. https://t.co/A4HvLyTdpn
– Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) May 11, 2020
“scrolling =” no “title =” socialEmbed-twitter “>
Some called Trump’s treatment of Jiang “racist,” while for others it was a misogynistic act. “The president’s lack of professionalism is always most clearly revealed when interacting with female reporters,” tweeted Olivia Nuzzi, a Washington correspondent for New York magazine.
–
