President Donald Trump on Friday defended his personal attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, telling reporters that he “just responded in kind” to the Democratic leader after she leveled “horrible” and “terrible” insults against him.
“Did you hear what she said about me, long before I went after her? Did you hear?” Trump said outside the White House, as he departed for a state visit to Japan.
“She made horrible statements,” he continued. “She knows they’re not true. She said terrible things. So I just responded in kind.”
Trump on Wednesday walked out of a White House meeting with senior congressional Democrats after Pelosi earlier in the day accused him of being “engaged in a cover-up.”
The sniping escalated Thursday, when Pelosi said that she wished Trump’s family and aides would “have an intervention” for the president and questioned whether Trump was “in charge” of his administration.
Irked by her remarks, Trump derailed a White House event with American farmers and ranchers later Thursday and accused Pelosi of having “lost it,” calling the speaker “a mess” and “not the same person.”
The president reprised those attacks on Pelosi’s mental well-being Friday.
“Look, you think Nancy is the same as she was? She’s not. Maybe we can all say that,” Trump said, adding: “I think Nancy Pelosi is not helping this country.”
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Donald Trump on Friday defended his personal attacks on Nancy Pelosi, telling reporters that he “just responded in kind” to the Democratic leader after she leveled “horrible” and “terrible” insults against him https://t.co/3GVcENW9A3
— POLITICO (@politico) May 24, 2019
He is such a child.
President Trump: "What was my attitude yesterday at the meeting?"
Larry Kudlow: "Mercedes is right. Kellyanne is right. You were calm." https://t.co/pp9GCk6lLS pic.twitter.com/JJENiICHBk
— The Hill (@thehill) May 24, 2019
President Trump: "What was my attitude when I walked in? Did I ever scream?"
Mercedes Schlapp: "No, you were very calm, and you were very direct." https://t.co/pp9GCk6lLS pic.twitter.com/bTA4mX0fvF
— The Hill (@thehill) May 24, 2019
President Trump: "Kellyanne, what was my temperament yesterday?"
Kellyanne Conway: "Very calm, no temper tantrum." https://t.co/pp9GCk6lLS pic.twitter.com/tcapz9gtlP
— The Hill (@thehill) May 25, 2019
Currently commands enough firepower to kill billions of people in less than 30 minutes, with no ability to be countermanded. https://t.co/MUjhImUXcN
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 24, 2019
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