It is seemingly impossible for many in the media to put politics aside, even when asking the president questions about a serious virus. That was obvious during today’s press conference where President Trump fielded condescending questions from reporters questioning his credibility and if his supporters actually follow medical advice.

“You tweeted this morning about your approval rating amongst Republicans. You have said that you give yourself a 10 in terms of handling this crisis. How do you reassure Americans at home who don't trust you to handle a crisis of this magnitude?” he posed.

Later on, Reuters' White House correspondent Jeff Mason continued that condescending tone with his own question. Mason badgered the president for comparing the virus to the flu weeks ago, before painting with a broad brush, saying that his supporters were clinging to that statement instead of the White House’s current guidelines which line up with medical experts’ advice:

Mr. President, I was struck by what Dr. Birx said about millennials and others perhaps not taking some of these warnings as seriously as you’d like. Some of those people seem to be your supporters and conservatives who may be quoting some of what you said at the beginning of this, comparing it to the flu. What's your message to them to really follow what you've been saying so far, and are you concerned that they're still listening to your earlier comments rather than your more recent ones?

Despite these loaded questions, President Trump didn’t respond in kind and these exchanges ended rather peacefully, with Trump reiterating the need for people to remain calm but take it seriously and “heed the advice.”

Towards the end of the presser, another reporter tried to bash Trump’s approval ratings, but was quickly shut down. The reporter claimed his “credibility ratings” were “very low” citing a NPR poll before Trump cut in:

“What are you asking with that question? Because I see that they're very high. 95% of the Republican party,” he began, saying polls showed him beating Biden in key states before moving on to the next reporter.

These weren’t the only politicized questions at today’s press conference. As mentioned above, ABC’s Cecilia Vega and PBS’s Yamiche Alcindor badgered Trump for calling the coronavirus, Chinese, which they claimed was “racist.”