FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends the coronavirus response daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday capped a tumultuous week as Americans faced sweeping life changes and massive Wall Street losses amid the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak by turning to a familiar playbook: attacking the media.
In a contentious press briefing, the Republican president lashed out at an NBC reporter who noted Trump's tendency to put an optimistic spin on the situation and asked what his message was to the American people who may be scared.
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