Breaking With Precedent, Trump Refuses Media Questions in China

[orangecrush]

Breaking With Precedent, Trump Refuses Media Questions in China
by ADAM EDELMAN and ALI VITALI


President Donald Trump refused to take questions during a joint appearance with Chinese President Xi Jinping, breaking with a precedent set by the past three U.S. leaders to push back against China's tight control over the media.

After a day of meetings, Trump and Xi gave joint remarks in Beijing's Tiananmen Square Thursday — but the two leaders exited without taking questions.

Trump’s refusal to answer questions from the media in China marked a break from examples set by former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. All three took at least one question during appearances with their Chinese counterparts, as part of an effort to exert pressure on China's government to allow exchanges with reporters.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/breaking-precedent-trump-refuses-media-questions-china-n819366

Endorsement of authoritarianism.

What else would one expect?

[underpants]

1. He's scared they'll ask about Virginia

[HipChick]

2. or Roy Moore...Russia...we have a coward traitor in the WH

[UTUSN]

3. "Endorsement of authoritrianism" - yip, it just fits him, thinks he *never* should be questioned

I disagree that he's avoiding specific questions and topics: 1) He's ignorant about the point American real presidents were making when they forced the Chinese to act out free press, but most of all 2) he *IS* an authoritarian.

[orangecrush]

4. Well said

I rec your post!