President Trump’s patience with the White House press corps has obviously been tested in his daily coronavirus briefings, with several of the most contemptuous mainstream correspondents constantly pummeling him in their quest of landing the ultimate “gotcha” question. Of course, the president is not shy about counter-punching any who step up with the next attempted roundhouse. On Monday, Trump left two reporters in particular in his wake as roadkill. “I know you don’t want to talk about the inspector general report but testing is still a big issue in this country,” Kristin Fisher of Fox News began, pushing for added commentary about coronavirus testing issues. “When can hospitals …” At this point, Trump demonstrably sighed and turned away, asking for an audiovisual slide to be put back up on the screen. “When can hospitals expect to receive a quick turnaround of the test results?” Fisher asked. A bar chart showing a steep increase in COVID-19 testing in the U.S. over the last t ...
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