In other non-impeachment news, President Trump and the First Lady welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the White House this morning:
Pres and Mrs Trump welcome Pres and Mrs Erdogan of Turkey on their arrival at the South Portico of the WH. (Pool photo by @karentravers) pic.twitter.com/w0Dskx4ACo
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 13, 2019
And during a brief photo spray in the Oval Office, reporters asked President Trump if he watched any of this morning’s impeachment hearing on television:
NEW: "I did not watch it. I'm too busy to watch it. It's a witch hunt, it's a hoax," President Trump tells ABC News' @karentravers when asked if he's tuning in to the public impeachment hearing. "I have not been briefed, no," he adds. https://t.co/na6DQMGUZA pic.twitter.com/9dvOKe8omb
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) November 13, 2019
Well, it’s a little hard to watch impeachment on TV when you’re sitting next to a world leader, no?
Trump on the impeachment hearing: "I’m too busy to watch it.”
His Twitter account has retweeted 16 tweets about the hearing since this morning, when he issued another seven tweets about it.
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) November 13, 2019
Granted, the president could’ve watched coverage earlier today, but he’ll be pretty busy later this afternoon:
Pres Trump could watch the start of today's impeachment hearings, but at noon, he holds 4 hours of talks and a joint news conference with Turkish Pres Erdogan, with whom the US has disputes over Syria/Kurdish matters & Turkey's decision to buy a Russian air defense system.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 13, 2019
As for the official White House response? It’s “boring”:
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This sham hearing is not only boring, it is a colossal waste of taxpayer time & money. Congress should be working on passing USMCA, funding our govt & military, working on reduced drug pricing & so much more. @realDonaldTrump is working right now-the dems should follow his lead!
— Stephanie Grisham (@PressSec) November 13, 2019
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In non-impeachment related news, AG Bill Barr says the release of the FISA IG report is 'imminent' https://t.co/J4aGuQkYko
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 13, 2019
The impeachment inquiry is less than an hour old yet Chris Cillizza already has 3 dumb tweets about George Kent's wardrobe https://t.co/XU2kQKlLdr
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 13, 2019
'The Coup has started': Republican signs up in the impeachment hearing room are already triggering the #Resistance https://t.co/cfoRCkKUz0
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 13, 2019
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