President Donald Trump just finished up an interview with Harris Faulkner on Fox News and here are the highlights…
On Michael Cohen:
Trump to Fox on Cohen: "I never directed him to do anything wrong"
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) December 13, 2018
Trump on felony convictions and prison sentence for his former personal lawyer: "It happens. I usually hired good people. He was okay on television"
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) December 13, 2018
Trump, on Fox News, says Michael Cohen did more public relations than he did law, and that he hired Cohen because he was a “very supportive” member of the condo board.
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) December 13, 2018
On Fox, Trump says prosecutors pursued the campaign finance charges against Michael Cohen "to embarrass me" and argues they're not criminal violations.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 13, 2018
.@realDonaldTrump on Michael Cohen:
"I never directed him to do anything wrong. Whatever he did, he did on his own. He's a lawyer. A lawyer who represents a client is supposed to do the right thing, that's why you pay them a lot of money, etc. etc. He is a lawyer." pic.twitter.com/V8xRjQ19oW
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 13, 2018
On the National Enquirer:
Trump tells @foxnews he doesn’t think any money was paid to National Enquirer
— Michael Tackett (@tackettdc) December 13, 2018
“I don’t think – and I have to go check – I don’t think they even paid any money to that tabloid. I don’t think we made a payment to that tabloid.” — Donald Trump on National Enquirer
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 13, 2018
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On tariffs and trade:
Trump on his China tariffs: "they're paying 25% interest on everything they send in"
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) December 13, 2018
Trump on why recent tariff-driven financial market declines are OK: "Let's take a little bit off the table and fix it"
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) December 13, 2018
On General Motors closing plants:
Trump on GM CEO's "unacceptable" decision to close plants: "She's either going to open up or somebody else is going to go in. GM is not going to be treated well"
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) December 13, 2018
Trump on why "nasty" GM layoffs don't really matter: "under my leadership, Ohio's going to replace those jobs in like two minutes"
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) December 13, 2018
On 2016:
Trump on his "greatest base in history": "I have people I love and that love me. a lot of women"
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) December 13, 2018
Trump just said he got "tremendous support" from women in 2016.
He got 41%.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 13, 2018
On his next chief of staff:
Trump says he wants someone who's "strong" and "thinks like I do" for his new chief of staff.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 13, 2018
On climate change:
Trump: "The Paris Accord is not working out too well for Paris. Because of that accord, the whole country is burning down."
The Paris Accord has as much to do with the city of Paris as it has to do with Madrid, Washington, or Canberra. Namely, nothing. It's a global accord.
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) December 13, 2018
Trump on global climate accord; "If we were in the Paris climate agreement, we'd be paying trillions, trillions of dollars for nothing. my people love the job I'm doing"
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) December 13, 2018
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