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- President Donald Trump berated a female reporter's "nasty tone" after she asked him to clarify comments made by his son-in-law and White House advisor Jared Kushner the previous day.
- CBS News' Weijia Jiang asked Trump to explain Kushner's apparent assertion the day before that the Strategic National Stockpile was not intended for the states to use, but rather the federal government.
- The stockpile was established to supplement states' medical supplies during a health crisis or biochemical attack.
- "It's such a basic simple question and you try and make it sound so bad," Trump said, adding, "You ought to be ashamed."
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President Donald Trump berated reporters at a Friday evening briefing of the White House coronavirus task force for asking him to clarify confusing statements made by Jared Kushner, a White House advisor and his son-in-law, at a news conference the previous day.
CBS News' Weijia Jiang asked Trump to explain Kushner's apparent assertion that the Strategic National Stockpile, a national supply of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment reserved for a health crisis, was intended for the federal government but not for the states.
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See Also:
- Trump claims without evidence that Wisconsin's governor wants to move the primary to stop a conservative justice from getting elected. Gov. Evers requested the change because of the coronavirus.
- Jared Kushner, who's operating a 'shadow' coronavirus task force, appears not to know why federal emergency stockpiles exist
- Jared Kushner's coronavirus team — deemed a 'frat party' by one official — reportedly used personal email accounts and a free conference call website to arrange meetings
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