Speed Read: The 7 Craziest Bits in Trump’s New York Times Interview
President Trump, in his latest sit-down with his hometown The New York Times, reveled in his own tales of how he “beat the shit out of” his primary opponents and earnestly claimed to his frequent Twitter nemesis that he’s out to “help humanity” in Venezuela. And that was just the beginning.
The president spent his lengthy Oval Office conversation begging for more positive coverage from the newspaper that he has repeatedly called “failing,” pulling a U-turn on why James Mattis departed as defense secretary, and reliving the grandeur of his primary and general-election victories. He was interviewed by Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger and White House correspondents Maggie Haberman and Peter Baker.
Here’s a quick rundown of Trump’s craziest statements:
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