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U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly exited his White House press conference on Wednesday claiming he had an “emergency” phone call to attend to, The Independent reported.

“I have to leave for an emergency phone call. … I’ll be back. I will see you tomorrow,” he said after briefly answering a question about the administration’s work on a coronavirus vaccine and yielding the podium to White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas.

“I have a big call. A really big call,” Mr Trump said.

As the president walked out of the press room, a reporter shouted a question about a Kentucky grand jury’s decision not to charge the police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor earlier this year in Louisville.

“People protesting in the streets — what is your message to them?” the reporter asked. “People feel like we are on this carousel where another black life is being taken.”

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany quickly approached the podium to introduce Dr Atlas and Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow.

“I encourage you all to be respectful and show a little bit of decorum here,” Ms McEnany said.