Pressing Questions about The Press
Donald Trump has resumed his so-called Covid-19 briefings, this time without any medical experts. After watching one in its entirety, I am concerned about the White House Press Corps, which seems to me to be a huge part of the problem.
The July 23rd session was billed as focusing on public schools but began with Trump’s announcement that he was cancelling the Jacksonville part of the GOP Convention, because, he said, of his concern for the safety of his fellow Republicans.
Then he read, without enthusiasm and in a monotone, a multi-page document about the necessity for reopening schools on time, without any remote learning or part-time attendance. With his occasional side trips, he ran on for 2100 words.
Finally he threw in this stunning tidbit: “This morning, I spoke with President Putin of Russia, and they’re going through a very hard time with this — in Moscow, in particular.”
Got that? He told the assembled reporters that he had just spoken with Putin, the man who has put a bounty on the heads of US soldiers in Afghanistan, according to CONTINUE READING: Pressing Questions about The Press | The Merrow Report
