It was a very strange response

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You must by now have seen the clip of Donald Trump walking out of a press conference because he didn't like the question he was asked by an Asian-American reporter. Her question had to do with why Trump wanted to make a competition out of the number of Covid-19 tests being offered to people. What difference did it make whether the United States was testing more or fewer people than other countries, given that the real problem was the fact that so many Americans were dying from the disease? It is a legitimate question, and there were various ways in which Trump could have answered it. He could merely have said that he was only stating the facts of the case and was not trying to derive any sort of pride from the state of affairs. He could have said - on the other hand - that it was important to show that the country was doing everything it could to beat the disease by testing to such a level. Whether anyone would have believed either answer is a matter for debate. However, his actual response - "you had better ask China that question" - was utterly bizarre. It was bizarre firstly because he chose to take offence at having the question posed. It was a "nasty" question, he said, probably because it sought to make him make some sort of admission. But, secondly, why on earth would anyone in China be able to state the reason why Donald Trump was acting in a particular way? This response was completely illogical. As it happened, Trump then went completely off the rails by calling another questioner then refusing to let her ask her question - before storming off. How he thinks that any of this behaviour is going to improve his re-election chances - which is what he really cares about - is anyone's guess.