President Donald Trump on Sunday attacked the Wall Street Journal for a report on the United States’ relationship with North Korea and went after Democrats who are trying to negotiate a deal to protect undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children, but found time to praise “Fox and Friends.”
Trump claimed that the Wall Street Journal “falsely” quoted his claim to have a relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
“Obviously I didn’t say that. I said “I’d have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un,” a big difference. Fortunately we now record conversations with reporters,” Trump tweeted. “They knew exactly what I said and meant. They just wanted a story.”
The Wall Street Journal stated falsely that I said to them “I have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un” (of N. Korea). Obviously I didn’t say that. I said “I’d have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un,” a big difference. Fortunately we now record conversations with reporters…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018
…and they knew exactly what I said and meant. They just wanted a story. FAKE NEWS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018
The Wall Street Journal on Sunday released a full transcript of its interview with Trump. The White House released what it said was audio of the exchange.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump said, “I probably have a very good relationship with Kim Jong Un of North Korea.”
When pressed on whether he has spoken to Kim, Trump said, “I don’t want to comment on it—I don’t want to comment, I’m not saying I have or I haven’t.”
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed a recording of the exchange includes the consonant:
Here is the official audio showing WSJ misquoting @POTUS pic.twitter.com/wVwoafYkHg
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) January 14, 2018
Trump also claimed that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is “probably dead because the Democrats don’t really want it.”
“They just want to talk and take desperately needed money away from our Military,” he tweeted.
The sole spark of positivity in Trump’s morning tweets was his praise for “Fox and Friends” contributor Stuart Varney, who he thanked for saying that Trump is “not getting the credit he deserves.”
“President Trump is not getting the credit he deserves for the economy. Tax Cut bonuses to more than 2,000,000 workers. Most explosive Stock Market rally that we’ve seen in modern times. 18,000 to 26,000 from Election, and grounded in profitability and growth. All Trump, not 0…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018
…big unnecessary regulation cuts made it all possible” (among many other things). “President Trump reversed the policies of President Obama, and reversed our economic decline.” Thank you Stuart Varney. @foxandfriends
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018
Because golfing through a missile alert, calling the southern half of the globe a shithole, saying the Democrats don’t really want to reinstate DACA, fending off stories about payoffs to porn stars, and getting down to the “Did I say a ‘d’?” level in arguing over whether or not you talk like delusional loon are all things that’ll really burnish his rep when everyone sits down to write those first-year assessments.
Another case of good actions, bad motivation: getting in a tiff with Rupert Murdoch, forcing the news and editorial sides of the WSJ to fight it out.
A mistake like that from WSJ will last Shitler about a year and a half as an example of fake news, while he’s golfing and mangling and debasing and destroying. And Slanders is all pumped up too, I’m sure…
ps walked by T Tower yesterday… This was up and ready for selfies.
Esme, i appreciate the independent journalism we all enjoy here at TPM, but really…I knew all of this stuff about the Dotard before i even woke up this morning. His attacks on Dems and all media not produced by Fox is old news. Today is nothing different from yesterday, or the day before, or the day before. This story can be easily recycled tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after. Perhaps the Dotard really is getting this slow in his ability to do anything, and so the “news” is reduced down to only his tweets. His tweets are the official record, after all, but still, i was expecting (hoping) for something i didn’t already know this morning. Apologies for the gripe. I’m sure this is as frustrating for you as it is for all of us. Hang in there.
I have never watched Fox and Friends.
Is this an early morning cartoon show that only Trump and his friends can understand?
Is Wile E. Coyote the star of the show and the most intelligent?