Trump launches into tirade against media, insults NBC reporter at coronavirus briefing
President Donald Trump excoriated an NBC News correspondent as a “terrible reporter” on Friday after he asked the president to calm Americans who were scared because of the coronavirus pandemic.
NBC News’ Peter Alexander, a White House correspondent and a weekend anchor of"TODAY," then asked Trump whether his “positive spin” regarding the potential treatments was giving Americans false hope. "What do you say to Americans who are scared though? I guess, nearly 200 dead, 14,000 who are sick, millions, as you witnessed, who are scared right now," Alexander asked."What do you say to Americans who are watching you right now who are scared?"“I say that you’re a terrible reporter,” Trump said. “That’s what I say. I think that’s a very nasty question.”
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