5 takeaways from Trump NewsNation town hall
President Trump on Wednesday called in to NewsNation for a town hall program marking the first 100-day milestone of his second term in the Oval Office.
Rounding out a media blitz to celebrate the benchmark, Trump brushed off concerns about his polling and policies as he talked with moderators Chris Cuomo, Bill O’Reilly and Stephen A. Smith.
After Trump appeared for a little under half an hour, other guests, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former White House adviser Steve Bannon, appeared during the two-hour program.
Here are five takeaways:
Trump brushes off concerns about his policies
Trump swatted away concerns about some of the moves that have stoked controversy throughout his first 100-day stretch.
Asked to name the biggest mistake he’s made so far, Trump said he didn't think he'd made any.
"I'll tell you, that's the toughest question I can have because I don't really believe I've made mistakes," he said, arguing that the country is in a “transition period” and will see “tremendous economic victories” ahead.
And as his dramatic tariff moves heighten economic anxieties, Trump contended that he knows his stuff “perfectly.”
“We have to have fair trade. We're losing billions and billions of dollars, hundreds of billions of dollars. And it's not fair, and it's time for the American people to be properly protected by somebody that knows what he's doing,” Trump said.
“And I know what I'm doing perfectly,” he asserted. He added that “it’s a little complicated subject” and “I’ve got to explain it.”
The president has been celebrating his 100-day mark amid sagging approval numbers, but he brushed those off, too, lambasting “fake polls” and touting his November win as a sign of his enduring success.
Trump, Stephen A. Smith share kind words for each other
Trump and Smith were cordial to each other and shared kind words even as Smith has been critical of many of Trump’s........
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