Stephen Colbert: Jonathan Karl Is On The Front Lines Of Trump's Coronavirus Press Briefings

[Rhiannon12866]

Emmy-winning journalist and author of the best-selling book "Front Row at the Trump Show," Jonathan Karl, tells Stephen Colbert what it's like to work in the White House press briefing room in the age of coronavirus and social distancing.

[pat_k]

1. ". . . it's a little maddening. . . "

. . . colleague. . . came down with symptoms, is a suspected case of coronavirus, came down with this over a week ago , got tested 8 days ago, an as of late yesterday still had not gotten any test results back. . . It took awhile to get the test. . . I'll tell you this, it is a little maddening in those briefings to hear a lot of self-congratulations about how great testing is going now, when we know that one of our own colleagues is waiting now over a week to get a test result. "

A little maddening?

The man has more self control than I would.

But perhaps it wouldn't hurt to see a little more rage in response to outrageous conduct.

Later...

My question was simply, Can you assure us that governors and hospitals will be able to get enough ventillators, so that everyone who needs one will have one. And I thought that was the central question. . . He did not like to be held accountable for it, and that is when he said "Don't be a cutie pie." I've never. . . I don't know exactly what that means. He also told me in the same sentence that I was being a wiseguy. So, I don't know. It was weird. . .

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Where are these people getting their haircuts?