On his return trip from Florida, President Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force 1 and the result was a burst of headlines, among which Trump’s comments on Yellen, whom he “respects”, the stock market which is “doing very well”, the border wall, which contrary to overnight speculation, Trump will insist on being part of the immigration deal, on Iran, “we are not going to stand for what they are doing”, about DACA, the recent hurricanes, which haven’t changed his mind on climate change, and finally on “white supremacists, saying “we have some pretty bad dudes on the other side as well.”
Here are select headlines, on the wall, Mexico and hurricans:
- TRUMP TELLS REPORTERS HE WILL INSIST ON WALL AT SOUTHERN BORDER AS PART OF IMMIGRATION DEAL: “THEY CAN’T OBSTRUCT THE WALL”
- TRUMP SAYS SPOKE WITH MEXICO’S PRESIDENT ABOUT EARTHQUAKE, HURRICANES
- TRUMP: IRMA, HARVEY HAVEN’T CHANGED HIS MIND ON CLIMATE CHANGE
On Iran:
- TRUMP SAYS IRAN IS VIOLATING “THE SPIRIT” OF IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL AND “WE ARE NOT GOING TO STAND FOR WHAT THEY ARE DOING”
On upcoming trips;
- TRUMP SAYS WILL VISIT CHINA, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA IN NOVEMBER, BUT IS UNDECIDED ABOUT ATTENDING SUMMITS IN VIETNAM AND THE PHILIPPINES
- TRUMP SAYS WILL VISIT U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO SOMETIME NEXT WEEK OR THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO SEE DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IRMA
On Yellen and the stock market:
- TRUMP SAYS HE RESPECTS YELLEN, SAYS “THE STOCK MARKET IS DOING VERY WELL”
On DACA
- TRUMP SAYS HE’S NOT WORRIED ABOUT REPUBLICAN REACTION ON DACA
- MANY REPUBLICANS LIKE IT,’ TRUMP TELLS REPORTERS OF DACA
On taxes:
- TRUMP SAYS TAX REFORM WILL BE REVENUE NEUTRAL IF ECONOMIC GROWTH IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
Trump decided to double down and told reporters he and Tim Scott discussed white supremacists and “we have some pretty bad dudes on the other side as well.”
Trump tells reporters on AF1 he and Tim Scott discussed white supremacists and “we have some pretty bad dudes on the other side as well.”
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 14, 2017
- TRUMP: YOU HAVE SOME VERY BAD PEOPLE ON OTHER SIDE
And on Antifa: “You look at what’s happened since Charlottesville, a lot of people are saying… ‘Gee, Trump might have a point.'””
TRUMP re Antifa: “You look at what’s happened since Charlottesville, a lot of people are saying… ‘Gee, Trump might have a point.'”
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) September 14, 2017
Perhaps now that Trump is friendlier with the Dems than GOP, the media will let that particular comment slide.
Finally, Trump also tweeted that he would veto any single payer law that reaches his desk.
…I told Republicans to approve healthcare fast or this would happen. But don’t worry, I will veto because I love our country & its people.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2017
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