US President Donald Trump ended his press conference on the Corona virus suddenly on Monday after a controversy erupted between him and an American-Asian correspondent.
CBS correspondent Weijian Jiang asked Trump why he has consistently insisted that the United States is doing better than any other country when it comes to conducting coronavirus testing.
"Why is this important? And why is it for you global competition when there are Americans who lose their lives every day, and we still see more casualties daily?"
Trump replied, "People are losing their lives everywhere in the world," then followed in an angry tone, "Maybe you should direct this question to China. Don't ask me me, but ask China this question, and then you will get a very unusual answer."
While Trump was giving permission to another reporter to ask, Wegian - who identifies herself as West Virginia and was born in China - went again to ask Trump, "Sir, why did this talk to me in particular," in an indication that she is of Asian origin.
Trump replied, "I am not telling you these words in particular. Rather, I am telling it to everyone who might ask a shameful question like this."
Tantrums
Then Trump gave permission to another reporter to ask while she continued and Lijian asked to answer her question, and before the president moved to a third reporter she was surprised that his press conference suddenly ended and left, before she asked her question.
Solidarity was quick with Weijian on the Internet, where her tagline "Support Weijian Jiang" topped the Twitter site.
"I stand with Weijian Jiang against Trump's outbursts of racism," tweeted George Taki, an Asian-American activist and actor.
As for CNN's correspondent, April Ryan, who was previously subject to Trump's anger, she wrote to Wijian: "Welcome to the club. This is nauseous, it's his habits."
Trump does not hide his hatred of the media, and he often clashes with reporters during his daily press conferences on Corona virus.
The United States on Monday crossed the threshold of eighty thousand deaths due to the emerging Corona virus, according to a census of Johns Hopkins University, which represents a tragic outcome is the worst in the world, and is expected to rise sharply in the coming weeks.