President Donald Trump had a freakout on Tuesday morning and Monday night after several female journalists at his press briefing went to bat for one another in wake of a racist comment he’d made to one of them.
“Fake Journalists!” Trump tweeted on Tuesday with a video of the scene, which involved CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang, CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins, and PBS correspondent Yamiche Alcindor.
He had also fumed about the three reporters late Monday night.
“The Lamestream Media is truly out of control,” Trump tweeted. “Look how they work (conspire!) together.”
During Trump’s Monday press briefing on COVID-19, Jiang asked the President why he keeps bragging about the U.S. supposedly having more testing ability than any other country in the world when Americans are still dying from the virus.
“Well, they’re losing their lives everywhere in the world, and maybe that’s a question you should ask China,” Trump told Jiang, who is of Chinese descent. “Don’t ask me. Ask China that question. When you ask them, you may get a very unusual answer.”
He then tried to move on by calling on Collins, who allowed Jiang to continue speaking.
“Sir, why are you saying that to me specifically?” Jiang asked Trump, who denied doing so and claimed she had asked a “nasty question.”
Collins tried to speak, but Trump ignored her and called on Alcindor, who let Collins ask her question.
“I just wanted to let my colleague finish,” Collins told Trump, prompting him to abruptly end the briefing.
“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much,” he said before storming off.
Several hours later, Jiang thanked her colleagues via Twitter.
“I am fortunate to work alongside them,” she wrote.
I’m guessing this will be Trump’s next melt down and personnel change. Wonder what kind of bad shit and 8th grade nick name he’ll come up with for Fauci? I definately thinking it will have a height reference in it.
I suggest the WH press corps be filled today with nothing but female journalists. Just want to see how long he would last…
Good job, ladies! Keep poking him, let the country see him lose control! Let him show himself for who is is! Truly, reporters and Democrats should have been doing this since 2015.
Doesn’t look like the coward will be holding a show today, but the press secretary is scheduled to hold one at 2 pm. Bet on it that she will be in his office for hours before to get her facts straight.
Another on the way, I have read where he is livid at reelection staff, if any dare show him this, well…