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Press clash sees Trump storm out

US President Donald Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference on 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.

鈥淲hy does that matter?鈥 Jiang asked. 鈥淲hy is this a global competition to you if every day Americans are still losing their lives and we鈥檙e still seeing more cases every day?鈥

Trump replied that 鈥渢hey鈥檙e losing their lives everywhere in the world. And maybe that鈥檚 a question you should ask China. Don鈥檛 ask me. Ask China that question.鈥

He called for another question, and there was no immediate response.

鈥淪ir, why are you saying that to me, specifically?鈥 Jiang asked.

Jiang, who has worked for CBS News since 2015, was born in Xiamen, in southeast China鈥檚 Fujian Province, and emigrated to the United States with her family at age 2.

Trump said he would say that to 鈥渁nyone who asks a nasty question.鈥

鈥淚t鈥檚 not a nasty question,鈥 Jiang said. 鈥淲hy does that matter?鈥

Trump again asked for another question, then said, 鈥淣ah, that鈥檚 OK鈥 and waved off CNN鈥檚 Collins when she approached the microphone.

鈥淐an I ask a question?鈥 Collins said.

With that, Trump called an end to the news conference and walked out.


 

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