A Chinese-American reporter was shocked by a racist term for the coronavirus used by a White House official.
Weijia Jiang, the White House correspondent for CBS News, tweeted out the revelation Tuesday morning and wondered what terms President Donald Trump’s team uses for the virus in private.
“This morning a White House official referred to #Coronavirus as the ‘Kung-Flu’ to my face,” Jiang tweeted. “Makes me wonder what they’re calling it behind my back.” Continue reading.
The White House counselor also threatened to start delving into the personal lives of reporters.White House counselor Kellyanne Conway mocked, berated and threatened a Washington Examiner reporter who mentioned her husband’s opposition to President Donald Trump in an article about her, as heard in audio the conservative newspaper released Thursday.
In their heated conversation, Conway lashed out at reporter Caitlin Yilek for briefly mentioning George Conway’s feelings about the president ― which he has publicly expressed frequently since Trump took office ― in an article rehashing Bloomberg News’ scoop that Trump was considering making her his new chief of staff (a possibility he has since denied).
Conway was furious that Yilek would bring up this wrinkle in her relationship with Trump. In one of the more jaw-dropping moments from the call, Conway suggests to Yilek that the White House will start digging into the personal lives of reporters who it thinks has crossed that boundary.
View the complete October 24 article by Lydia O’Connor on the Huffington Post website here.
President Trump on Wednesday denied ever telling Vice President Pence or Attorney General William P. Barr to use his family-owned properties, but defended them for choosing “the best.”
The president was responding to questions about Pence’s decision to stay at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland, while meeting with Irish leaders in Dublin this week, a more than 140-mile commute.
“I had no involvement, other than it’s a great place,” Trump said. “It wasn’t my idea for Mike to go there.”
