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Everything was going well: Donald Trump welcomed journalists in the Rose Garden of the White House. Image: AP
Trump’s press conference intensifies, and he continues on Twitter
Press conferences with Trump are often a spectacle. This was also the case on Monday when the President of the United States held a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House.
What happened?
Donald Trump ran away at the press conference and left the journalists sitting.
The reason for this were the journalists who, according to Trump, asked “unpleasant” questions. Especially those of CBS journalist Weijia Jiang. She spoke to Trump about the large sign that hung behind him. He said rudely, “The United States leads the world in tests.” So Weijia wanted to know:
“He has often said that the United States performs better than any other country in crown tests. Why is that important? Why is it a global competition for you if Americans still lose their lives every day and we still see more cases every day? »
Trump quickly dodges that people across the country are going to lose their lives. So:
“And maybe that’s a question you should ask China. Don’t ask me Ask China this question, okay? If you ask them this question, you may get a very unusual answer.
The journalist asks: “Why are you saying that to me?” Trump: “I’m not saying this specifically to you, I’m saying it to everyone who asks such a bad question.” Weijia Jiang insists that it is not a bad question. But Trump apparently doesn’t want to answer the question and spreads the word.
“Why does that matter …” says a journalist. She wants to support her CBS colleague Trump only: “Okay, next question,” and points to a CNN journalist.
She begins: “I have two questions …” when she interrupts Trump again: “No, that’s fine. Next!” But the CNN journalist is not discouraged, he asks. At this point, Trump was already running. He thanks the journalists and leaves.
Later he criticized the behavior of journalists on Twitter. The “Lamestream media” is really out of control. They would work together or conspire and be the enemy of the people.
What else was the theme?
Previously, questions to Trump also related to the trade dispute with China. He was against renegotiating the trade agreement between the United States and China.
Trump answered the question what he would think of reviewing the first trade deal: No, I’m not interested in that at all. Not even a little. We have signed a contract. But I also heard that China would like to resume talks to negotiate better conditions. “
The Chinese state newspaper “Global Times” previously reported, citing insiders, that government advisers in Beijing would push for new talks and may want to end the deal. The United States cannot afford a trade war right now, the adviser said in light of the dreaded recession and the upcoming presidential elections. “In fact, China is interested in ending the current agreement,” a Chinese government trade adviser told the newspaper.
Coronavirus crisis strains
The Beijing government agreed in January to purchase additional goods and services from the United States for at least $ 200 billion over the next two years. Rising tensions between the United States and China over the outbreak of the Corona virus have called the trade deal into question and speaks of a second expanded deal.
United States President Trump recently made serious accusations against China about the coronavirus pandemic and also threatened the consequences of the trade dispute. The Trump administration claimed there was evidence that the new corona virus came from a laboratory in Wuhan, an accusation that China had abruptly rejected. The Global Times wrote that the US allegations triggered a “tsunami of anger” among Chinese trade representatives after China’s first deal with the United States.
Former White House trade adviser Clete Willems, who participated in the negotiations between the United States and China, said China had fulfilled most of the pact, including the new rules on intellectual property protection. “I don’t think we are at the point where we should give up on the deal. So far, the deal has had positive results, “said Willems. (jaw / sda / reu)
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