Trump On His White House: ‘I Like Conflict’

on February 2, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House February 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. Following the release of a controversial memo by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intellig... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House February 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. Following the release of a controversial memo by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence related to the investigation of Russian influence in the U.S. electoral process, Trump is scheduled to visit the Customs and Border Protection National Targeting Center later in the day before traveling to Florida for the weekend. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Asked about potential White House staff shake-ups at a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven Tuesday, President Donald Trump didn’t get into specifics but said “I like conflict.”

On the heels of White House communications adviser Hope Hicks announcing her impending resignation, a reporter asked the President about the future of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, with whom Trump has frequently clashed.

“I don’t want to talk about that,” Trump said before referencing a tweet Tuesday morning that the White House that while “[p]eople will always come & go […] There is no Chaos, only great Energy!”

“Many, many people want every single job,” Trump said of his staffing prospects, adding: “They all want a piece of that Oval Office, they want a piece of the West Wing.”

“There will be people, I’m not going to be specific, but there will be people that change,” the President added later in his answer. “They always change. Sometimes they want to go out and do something else. But they all want to be in the White House.”

“I can take any position in the White House and I’ll have a choice of the 10 top people having to do with that position,” he emphasized.

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  1. Another Trump lie.

    Trump likes to get others fighting. For himself, he’s a coward–totally unwilling to mix it up.

  2. He’s squirming like crazy on this Russian interference question just now (with Swedish PM). Gonna be interesting to see that analyzed!

    Me thinks he got busted in a few whoppers.

  3. Well, I like indictments. And impeachment. And resignation. Take your pick, pal.

  4. …especially Conflict of Interest.

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