At a press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, President Donald Trump refused to respond to a reporter who asked if he has confidence in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Instead, he pivoted in his chair, calling “next question?” to the other side of the room.
He then cut off the next reporter mid-question to turn back and rebuke the first, saying, “excuse me, I have the President of South Korea here and he doesn’t want to hear these questions, if you don’t mind.”
Though Trump has long disliked Rosenstein and reportedly mulled his firing before, things have intensified recently as Trump demands that the DOJ investigate reports that an FBI informant made contact with his 2016 campaign.
He met with Rosenstein, FBI Director Chris Wray, and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats yesterday to discuss the issue.
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He can’t even do it smoothly. Shows how panicky he’s getting.
But this also shows that he knows Rosenstein is one of the people he can’t mess with. (And hates him for that if nothing else)
He is definitely sweating now. Enjoy it.
The guy who became President after his predecessor was impeached?
And rots in prison for the next 24 years?
I think he loves hearing those questions!