To the shock of reporters gathered for his briefing on the pandemic, Trump played a self-congratulatory, anti-media video during the press conference. SEE ALSO: The Trump year and his escapadesAsked why he aired the video, Trump was curt: "because we're getting fake news." Trump has jousted with journalists for years, but his airing of the video appeared to mark a new point of conflict with the press corps. CNN anchor John King, who spent years covering the White House, said that "to play a propaganda video at taxpayer expense in the White House briefing room is a new -- you can insert your favorite word here." But it did not show Trump downplaying the threat of the virus as he did repeatedly in January and February.

Source: Standard Digital April 14, 2020 04:52 UTC