Trump: ‘I Never Even Wavered’ On Gorsuch, WaPo Sources ‘Don’t Exist’

President Donald Trump speaks before a hosting a lunch with Senate Republicans in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump speaks before hosting a lunch with Senate Republicans in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a report by the Washington Post that he considered reversing his decision to nominate Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court was “fake news” based on sources that “don’t exist.”

“I never even wavered and am very proud of him and the job he is doing as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court,” Trump tweeted. “The unnamed sources don’t exist!”

The Washington Post reported Monday night, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the discussions, that Trump was irked by reports that Gorsuch told Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) that Trump’s attacks on the federal judge who blocked his travel ban were “demoralizing” and “disheartening.”

According to the report, Trump told several aides that he was tempted to reverse Gorsuch’s nomination over what he perceived as a lack of personal loyalty.

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  1. And you all know I tell the truth this much…

  2. I’m sure we all believe him. If gravitas means plummeting to earth, Trump has it.

  3. Avatar for danny danny says:

    “A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons” – Hillary Clinton.

  4. I’m going to buy a few hundred shares or Exclamation Points Inc.

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