Wearing a white “Make America Great Again” hat and a white shirt, President Donald Trump arrived at his company’s golf club in Virginia at around 11:16 a.m. ET on Saturday, according to pool reports, an hour after much of the Washington, D.C. military and political establishment met at the Washington National Cathedral to mourn the passing of the late Sen. John McCain.
Trump hadn’t been invited. Instead, he tweeted angrily on a range of subjects.
Much of the President’s invective focused on off-the-record comments he reportedly made during an interview with Bloomberg journalists, some of which were then provided to the Toronto Star. In the leaked off-the-record comments, Trump indicated he would not compromise with Canada in trade negotiations.
Trump has blamed Bloomberg for releasing the comments. The journalists who conducted the interview haven’t responded directly to that charge, though the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman, citing unnamed “people close to the White House,” said her sources had “raised [the] possibility that Trump ordered it put out.”
Indeed, in Saturday’s tweets, Trump doubles down on his published off-the-record comments, accusing Canada of “tak[ing] advantage of our Country for many years!” and threatening that “Canada will be out” of NAFTA without a new “fair deal.”
Still can’t believe that Bloomberg violated a firm OFF THE RECORD statement. Will they put out an apology?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
“I think today what has happened is that news reporting has become part of the adversary system.” Alan Dershowitz It has become tainted and corrupt! DJT
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
I love Canada, but they’ve taken advantage of our Country for many years!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
Report: There were no FISA hearings held over Spy documents.”It is astonishing that the FISA courts couldn’t hold hearings on Spy Warrants targeting Donald Trump. It isn’t about Carter Page, it’s about the Trump Campaign. You’ve got corruption at the DOJ & FBI. The leadership….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
….of the DOJ & FBI are completely out to lunch in terms of exposing and holding those accountable who are responsible for that corruption.” @TomFitton @JudicialWatch
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
“You have a Fake Dossier, gathered by Steele, paid by the Clinton team to get information on Trump. The Dossier is Fake, nothing in it has been verified. It then filters into our American court system in order to spy on Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s political opponent……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
….Donald Trump, and now we find out that there wasn’t even a hearing – that Donald Trump’s 4th Amendment right to privacy was signed away…and someone in there is swearing that this stuff is true, when it wasn’t? This is the scandal here – a police state.” Dan Bongino
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
There is no political necessity to keep Canada in the new NAFTA deal. If we don’t make a fair deal for the U.S. after decades of abuse, Canada will be out. Congress should not interfere w/ these negotiations or I will simply terminate NAFTA entirely & we will be far better off…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
….Remember, NAFTA was one of the WORST Trade Deals ever made. The U.S. lost thousands of businesses and millions of jobs. We were far better off before NAFTA – should never have been signed. Even the Vat Tax was not accounted for. We make new deal or go back to pre-NAFTA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018