Their snarks and snipes began after Trump played a video that showed members of the media downplaying the Wuhan coronavirus early on in the pandemic. It then contrasted what they were saying to what Trump's administration was doing to take steps to try to prevent the virus from reaching the United States during that same time.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 14, 2020When CNN cutaway from the briefing, anchor John King said the video Trump showed in the White House press room was "propaganda" and had been "cherry-picked.
When CNN eventually went back to air the press conference, the chyron at the bottom of the screen began to read, "Angry Trump turns briefing into propaganda session," "Trump refuses to acknowledge any mistakes," "Trumps uses task force briefing to try and rewrite history on coronavirus response," and "Trump melts down in angry response to reports he ignored virus warnings."
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