Trump “scolded” the journalist: Ask China about the Covid-19 epidemic

According to the news agency AFP, at a press conference in Rose Garden on the White House campus on May 11, Weijia Jiang reporter CBS He asked President Trump why he went on to say that the United States has better evidence capacity than other countries. “Why does that matter? Why can it be considered a global competition when so many people die in the United States every day?” Asked the journalist.

In response, Trump said, “Many people in the world die.” The owner of the White House went on to tell the reporter, “Maybe that’s the question you should ask China. Don’t ask me, ask that question to China. Is it okay?”

Weijia Jiang didn’t stop there either, she said, “Sir, why did you tell me that?” Mr. Trump replied, “I will tell anyone who asks me that question.” Later, Trump sought to transfer another journalist while Jiang continued to question the United States government’s Covid-19 pandemic.

Trump then argued with another reporter. She asked the journalist to ask a question, but before she could, she invited someone else. She explained that the journalist had run out of opportunities because when he called her by name she did not respond. When the journalist tried to ask the question, Trump unexpectedly ended the press conference and turned to the White House.

The incident drew the attention of the online community with a series of hastag in favor of reporter Weijia Jiang. This is not the first time that a controversy between President Trump and a journalist. The relationship between the White House owner and the media has been strained since Trump was elected. Trump has repeatedly accused the media of being unfair to him and of being “an enemy of the people.”

The Trump administration has faced criticism that the United States is slow to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. The United States is the country with the most people infected and killed by Covid-19 in the world. Despite this, Trump has repeatedly said that the United States has the ability to test Covid-19 better than any other country in the world. On the other hand, he accused China of concealing the epidemic that caused Covid-19 to spread worldwide.

Minh Phương
According to AFP