Trump Asked a Reporter If She Was Working For China…
— l E T 17 (@Inevitable_ET) April 7, 2020
FACT CHECK: She Is. https://t.co/WYnVayTiZD
Q: @realDonaldTrump - are you from China?
— Rosie memos (@almostjingo) April 7, 2020
A: Chinese reporter - no Hong Kong
** Checks SEC filings for Phoenix New Media.
TRUMP RIGHT AGAIN!https://t.co/yZU2YqLsJs pic.twitter.com/VOmlDrbDVG
Republicans are sounding the alarm after a reporter with ties to China's propaganda machine gained access to Monday's White House coronavirus press briefing and used the platform to promote Beijing's efforts -- even as right-leaning outlets, including One America News Network (OANN), were being denied seating privileges at the briefings.
Several lawmakers said late Monday that the possibility China was spreading propaganda in the White House clearly merited immediate action, especially given Democrats' stated concerns about foreign interference in U.S. politics.
The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA), an independent affiliation of journalists, nominally controls which reporters have access to the briefings, although the Trump administration has unilaterally invited OANN to the events after the WHCA revoked the network's privileges.
"Only last week, there were multiple flights coming from China full of medical supplies," the reporter from Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV began during 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."
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