On today’s episode of “How Not to Handle a White House Crisis”:
Pres Trump asked about Rob Porter: "We wish him well…we hope he has a wonderful career…it was very sad.
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) February 9, 2018
TRUMP on PORTER: "Hopefully he will have a great career ahead of him. … As you probably know, he says he's innocent."
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 9, 2018
POOL:" The president was also asked about former staff secretary Rob Porter. Trump said "we wish him well" and that it is a "tough time" for Porter. "As you probably know he says he is innocent," Trump added. The president said Porter did "very well" in the White House."
— Jim Swift (@JimSwiftDC) February 9, 2018
BREAKING: Trump wishes Porter well, points to his denials. "He says he's innocent. I think you have to remember that." pic.twitter.com/t3PfTVtld0
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) February 9, 2018
"It was very sad when we heard about it, and certainly he's also very sad" – more from the President on Porter
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) February 9, 2018
Trump's full remarks on Porter: pic.twitter.com/ZmbJ4pQAZo
— Alex Leary (@learyreports) February 9, 2018
Oof. The allegations against Rob Porter are pretty credible, to say the least. Trump’s comments might actually have made things worse than if he’d just kept quiet.
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/962027516490784774
That’s a really good question.
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/962025346936778752
jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus https://t.co/9YY3BA7mUt
— kilgore trout was in the loop (@KT_So_It_Goes) February 9, 2018
Tone deaf. https://t.co/oCpjadFLtR
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) February 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/962027067322724352
Talk about your bad optics.
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/962028649565249538
https://twitter.com/elisefoley/status/962029191033049088
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/962032707856302081
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/962033442522148864
What could possibly go wrong?
Bloop into the 2018 TV ad files. https://t.co/XEDMLvdfo2
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) February 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/962027184314507268
"As you probably know, he says he is innocent and I think you have to remember that." — Trump pic.twitter.com/Q80OEr91WI
— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) February 9, 2018
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
For those keeping score at home:
Trump has defended:
1. Mike Tyson
2. Bill Clinton [before he ran against Hillary — then Trump flipped]
3. Roy Moore
4. Rob Porter
That's not a good record. https://t.co/PXIimIzW5l— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 9, 2018
No. It most definitely is not.
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