Trump Has Rare Moment Of Self-Awareness At UK Presser: ‘I Don’t Like Critics’

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternative crop of image #1147933597) US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May leave 10 Downing Street for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office during the se... LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternative crop of image #1147933597) US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May leave 10 Downing Street for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office during the second day of his State Visit on June 4, 2019 in London, England.. President Trump's three-day state visit began with lunch with the Queen, followed by a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, whilst today he will attend business meetings with the Prime Minister and the Duke of York, before travelling to Portsmouth to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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While he was calling Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn a “negative force” and addressing protests in the city, President Donald Trump had a moment of possibly inadvertent self awareness.

“I really don’t like critics as much as I like and respect people that get things done,” Trump said.

The comment was part of a mantra about “negative forces” the President kept referencing as he claimed to favor positivity in political relationships. Meanwhile, the President’s list of derogatory nicknames for his political enemies is nearly incalculable.

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