During an impromptu press conference Friday on the White House lawn, President Donald Trump responded to press questions about his war of words with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, explaining that he only “responded in kind” to the “terrible things” she said about him.
Trouble at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Upset with the outcome of recent negotiations with the president on infrastructure development, Pelosi called on Trump’s “family, the administration, and his staff” to stage an “intervention.” Therefore, Trump took exception to a reporter who asked him why he made “personal attacks on the speaker,” while ignoring her role in the quarrel.
“Excuse me. This just shows how fake you and the news are. When you say ‘personal attack,’ did you hear what she said about me long before I went after her?” Trump asked. “Did you hear? She made horrible statements, she knows they’re not true. She said terrible things, so I just responded in kind.”
Pelosi had said the president “stormed out, pounded the table, walked out the door” following their failed meeting. “Another temper tantrum, again, I pray for the president of the United States,” the House speaker said before asking for those around Trump to force him into psychological treatment.
Revenge tour
With Marine One’s twin rotors roaring in the background, Trump counterpunched by repeating accusations he made earlier in the week concerning the House majority leader’s mental health. “Look, you think Nancy’s the same? She’s not. Maybe we could all say that,” he said.
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Earlier this week, Trump shared a video on Twitter which showed clips of a Pelosi press conference where the House speaker appeared to have difficulty putting together simple sentences. The video, which merely captured embarrassing segments of Pelosi’s speech in rapid succession, ignited controversy on the left as Democrats accused Trump of perpetuating a fake news narrative.
However, Trump was uninterested in talking about the video controversy. “I don’t know about the videos. I can tell you that – what I’m [doing] here is to help the country,” Trump told reporters before departing the White House for Japan.
“But I think, frankly, right now we are — I’m only speaking for myself — I want to do what’s good for the country. I think Nancy is not helping this country. I think the Democrats are obstructionists,” Trump told reporters. “They’re hurting our country very very badly. We can pass so many different bills right now, but all they want to do is investigate because they failed with Robert Mueller — the Mueller report.”
“They want to try to get a do over of the Mueller report. It’s doesn’t work that way,” he added. While the special counsel failed to produce any evidence suggesting that Trump or his affiliates colluded with Russia, House Democrats are trying to resurrect the two-year-old investigation and use it as political collateral in the upcoming campaign season.
Running out of time
Although Pelosi has warned her party that impeachment is a “divisive issue,” she said Wednesday that “the president of the United States is engaged in a cover-up.” However, Trump reminded reporters that the White House has been remarkably cooperative throughout the investigation.
“And just so you know I was the most transparent — and am [the most] transparent president in history,” he said. “We gave 500 witnesses, I allowed attorneys to testify in front of Bob Mueller, 2,500 subpoenas, 1,400,000 pages of documents — we gave it, I didn’t have to give any of it — we gave it. And then we get a great result, and they say, ‘Oh, this is terrible. Let’s do it over again.’”
“You can’t do it,” Trump informed Democrats. “Our country doesn’t have that kind of time.”
While Trump busies himself with his Make America Great Again agenda, providing tax relief for millions of Americans, pushing deregulatory reforms and policing the southern border, Pelosi’s Democratic caucus have targeted the Trump administration with 85 groundless lawsuits that promise to heat up as the campaign season approaches. Despite their differences, however, Trump thinks he can work with the House Democratic leader.
“I can work with the Speaker,” Trump promised. “Sure, I can work with the Speaker. I can absolutely work with [her].”
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