Donald Trump Berates CNN’s Jim Acosta Over “Happy Talk” Question: “These Are The Saddest News Conferences That I’ve Ever Had”

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By Ted Johnson As President Donald Trump’s coronavirus press briefing stretched to two hours, he took a question from CNN’s chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, that clearly set him off. “We hear from a lot of people who see these briefings as sort of ‘happy talk’ briefings,” Acosta said. “And some of the officials paint as rosy picture of what is happening around the country.

If you look at some of these questions — do we have enough masks? No. Do we have enough tests? No. Do we have enough PPE? No.” Trump then interrupted him. “Why would you say that?

The answer is yes. I think the answer is yes.” For the next five minutes, he sparred with Acosta over the notion that the U.S.