Story highlights Donald Trump skipped answering questions at his press conference Tuesday night

The event came after Trump won several states in Super Tuesday 3 nominating contests

Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) Donald Trump on Tuesday night hosted supporters and the press at his Mar-A-Lago residence for an event billed as a "press conference."

The hitch? He didn't take any questions from the press.

Flanked by his closest aides and a couple of family members, Trump delivered a relatively brief 16-minute victory speech after racking up key victories Tuesday night before promptly leaving the stage -- leaving the assembled press in the back rows of the room scrambling.

Here is the press release for tonight's "press conference" where @realDonaldTrump took no questions. pic.twitter.com/PVYMTKOKtr — Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) March 16, 2016

As he then made his way out of the ballroom, reporters shouted "Mr. Trump, Mr. Trump," trying to get the Republican front-runner's attention.

The billionaire briefly turned around to face reporters before waving off questions and leaving the ballroom.

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