Reporter at White House briefing with ties to China raises alarms nypost.com/2020/04/07/gop… via @nypost
Republicans raised alarms after a reporter with links to the Chinese propaganda apparatus appeared at a White House briefing and questioned President Trump over Beijing’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.
Several lawmakers feared the reporter from Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV was spreading propaganda in the White House and called for a response.
“Only last week, there were multiple flights coming from China full of medical supplies,” the reporter asked Trump at Monday’s briefing.
“Only last week, there were multiple flights coming from China full of medical supplies,” the reporter asked Trump at Monday’s briefing.
“Companies like Huawei and Alibaba have been donating to the United States, like 1.5 million N95 masks and also a lot of medical gloves, and much more medical supplies.”
“Sounds like a statement more than a question,” Trump responded.
“Sounds like a statement more than a question,” Trump responded.
The reporter asked Trump if he was willing to work “directly” with China, prompting the president to ask her if she was working with China.
The reporter said she worked for Hong Kong Phoenix TV and explained that it’s a “privately owned company.”
The reporter said she worked for Hong Kong Phoenix TV and explained that it’s a “privately owned company.”
Immediately people began pointing out Phoenix TV’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
The Hoover Institution, in a report, said the “quasi official Phoenix TV” is linked to the People’s Republic of China’s “Ministry of State Security” and has a “substantial presence on all major social media platforms in the United States.”
Ted Cruz, in a Twitter thread, laid out Phoenix TV’s ties to China and concluded: “So to recap, the @whca gave a seat at the WH press briefing to an employee of the Chinese Communist govt, to ask globally televised Qs to POTUS...
