White House reporters were overheard calling Trump's minute-long press conference 'weird as s---'
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- White House reporters were left puzzled on Tuesday after President Donald Trump gave a minute-long press conference and left without taking any questions.
- Trump hailed the Dow Jones Industrial Average's record-breaking gains, thanked his staff, praised the coronavirus vaccine, and left without taking questions.
- As he finished, reporters tried to ask him about the transition to President-elect Joe Biden, but the president walked right out.
- Afterwards a number of reporters, many of whom likely used to Trump's often-erratic speeches, were filmed reacting to the briefing.
- "Well, that was weird as s---," one reporter was heard saying, while another was heard saying: "That was one of the stranger briefings."
- Jordan Fabian, Bloomberg's White House correspondent, later tweeted: "One of the stranger presidential briefing room appearances," adding that Vice President Mike Pence was also present but did not say anything.
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