Donald Trump (AFP / Nicholas Kamm)
President Donald Trump stormed out of his coronavirus briefing on Monday after being challenged by female reporters.
Trump has repeatedly belittled and lectured female journalists, a trend many on Twitter noted following his meltdown.
"One thing media could do to significantly improve Trump coverage would be ONLY to send women reporters to cover him. Preferably women of color," journalist Paul Rosenberg suggested.
Here's some of what people where saying about how women bring out Trump's insecurities:
I would just like to take a moment and note that it is the female journalists consistently calling Trump on his bul… https://t.co/OTDYciWeHX— Erin Biba (@Erin Biba) 1589240125.0
Trump in Rose Garden tells a female reporter: "I understand you better than you understand yourself." This is the p… https://t.co/gcY7GhAsim— LaurenBaratzLogsted (@LaurenBaratzLogsted) 1589230314.0
Trump’s backbone when strong female reporters stand up to him. #TrumpMeltdown #PressBriefing https://t.co/dWvLWLF6bH— Christopher O’Reilly (@Christopher O’Reilly) 1589238713.0
2 women reporters @weijia & @kaitlancollins scared @realDonaldTrump off the stage. I can't wait for the female Dem… https://t.co/8T0OMhEHyX— Don Winslow (@Don Winslow) 1589234012.0
Male reporters ask a tough question, Trump babbles. Female reporter asks the same question, Trump goes on the attac… https://t.co/0JugH0aLYh— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1589230402.0
"I understand you very well, better than you understand yourself." Donald Trump to a female journalist Rose Garden… https://t.co/rwIlK6URoR— Dr. Jack Brown (@Dr. Jack Brown) 1589237999.0
.@realDonaldTrump walked out instead of taking a question from @KaitlanCollins Trump truly is a coward who is ter… https://t.co/4XSnVsamwd— The Hardy Report (@The Hardy Report) 1589234400.0
In a mere 90 seconds Trump scores the trifecta: 1. Racism - Telling an Asian reporter to ‘ask China’. 2. Sexism… https://t.co/WoWXgaYa6R— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) 1589234560.0
Trump is a yellow-bellied, lily-livered, chicken-hearted, gutless coward who’s terrified of answering the simplest… https://t.co/IqW40SjLG0— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@Jon Cooper 🇺🇸) 1589232927.0
If you want to terrify Trump, have a female reporter ask him a question or have him read a book. He'll run away.— Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali (@Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali) 1589234100.0
@atrupar @weijia The media should ONLY send female reporters to future Trump events— Alan! (@Alan!) 1589232322.0
