He suggested the whistleblower wasn’t worthy of the protections that Republicans said the person was entitled to under the law. Trump explained at length that he was now calling the “fake news” the “corrupt news” because “fake" wasn’t harsh enough. After Trump launched into a lengthy diatribe on the “witch hunt” and the “hoax” — but didn’t answer the question — Mason tried again. Trump then urged Mason to question Niinisto, while Mason calmly explained that he just wanted to give Trump a chance to answer the question. But Trump, who had just implored Mason to ask the other president a question, quickly cut in.

Source: Washington Post October 02, 2019 20:47 UTC