The analyst was briefing Trump on Pakistan when he asked where her people were from and why she wasn’t involved with North Korea.
The remarks came a day after Trump made a reference to “shithole countries.”
Business Insider – Trump’s ‘pretty Korean lady’ comment draws swift backlash
The Guardian – Trump asked why ‘pretty Korean lady’ analyst wasn’t in North Korea negotiations
Trump declassified a variety of documents pertaining to the investigation of Russian election interference and his administration’s own possible obstruction of that investigation. It included reports on warrants, interviews, and personal text messages of FBI agents. The intelligence community immediately derided the move as unprecedented and dangerous.
Trump said he had not reviewed any of the documents in question, but made the decision because of Fox News commentators:
I have not reviewed them. I have been asked by many people in Congress as you know to release them. I have watched commentators that I respect begging the president of the United States to release them….I have been asked by so many people that I respect, please — the great Lou Dobbs, the great Sean Hannity, the wonderful great Jeanie Pirro.
The Hill – READ: President Trump’s exclusive interview with Hill.TV
Wired – The Collateral Damage of Trump’s Extreme Declassifications
New York Magazine – Trump Ordered the Release of Sensitive Intelligence at Sean Hannity’s Request
His ex-wife Ivana Trump recorded the statement in her memoir, “Raising Trump”.
During a speech, Trump railed against media reports on him, saying it’s all fake news.
BBC News – Donald Trump: ‘What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening’
His remark was,
I just want to thank all the incredible men and women who have done such a great job helping with Florence. This is a tough hurricane — one of the wettest we’ve ever seen, from the standpoint of water. Rarely have we had an experience like it. And it certainly is not good. But the people of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, all of the areas affected, you’ve been incredible.
Hurricane Florence left extensive damage throughout the Carolinas, and was directly responsible for 24 deaths.
New York Magazine – Trump Calls Hurricane Florence ‘One of the Wettest We’ve Ever Seen From the Standpoint of Water’
ABC News – Trump calls Florence ‘one of the wettest we’ve ever seen from the standpoint of water’
Trump made the remarks at a rally in Michigan to explain why he backed funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. His 2020 budget planned to cut funding for the initiative by 90 percent.
The Hill – Trump contradicts his own budget proposal, tells rally crowd he’ll give more money for Great Lakes restoration
Associated Press – Trump backtracks on call to gut $300M Great Lakes program
Trump made the claim in February 2019 to the bipartisan National Governor’s Association at the White House.
Trump made the comment to the Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan during an April 2019 visit to the border at Calexico, California. It was not clear if the comment was a joke.
Kevin McAleenan was later chosen to serve as acting Homeland Security Secretary. He resigned from the post on October 11, 2019.
In 2020, Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security official, confirmed that Trump promised pardons to anyone who would illegally shut down the border.
CNN – Trump told CBP head he’d pardon him if he were sent to jail for violating immigration law
The Hill – Trump told border official he’d pardon him if he went to jail over immigration moves: CNN
Wikipedia – Kevin McAleenan
Independent – Trump promised pardons for staff who broke law following his orders, former official says
According to Bob Woodward’s book, Fear: Trump in the White House, Trump’s lawyers tried to convince Mueller that he couldn’t testify because he is “a pathological liar.” An excerpt reads,
Dowd then explained to Mueller and Quarles why he was trying to keep the president from testifying: “I’m not going to sit there and let him look like an idiot. And you publish that transcript, because everything leaks in Washington, and the guys overseas are going to say, ‘I told you he was an idiot. I told you he was a goddamn dumbbell. What are we dealing with this idiot for?'”
Dowd also dissuaded Trump from testifying:
Don’t testify. It’s either that or an orange jumpsuit…You are not a good witness. Mr. President, I’m afraid I just can’t help you.
The Washington Post – Bob Woodward’s new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump’s presidency
The Hill – Lawyer told Trump he’s going to jail if he testifies to Mueller: Woodward book
Vanity Fair – EX-TRUMP LAWYER TOLD MUELLER THAT TRUMP IS TOO DUMB TO TESTIFY
The Atlantic – Here Are the Most Extraordinary Quotes From Bob Woodward’s Book
Steve Bannon, head of Brietbart News and considered the architect of Trump’s campaign, made the remark to a friend in November 2017. Bannon also described the office as already having taken a toll on Trump, saying he believed the President had “lost a step.”
Bannon left his chief strategist role at the White House in August.
Vanity Fair – “I have power”: Is Steve Bannon running for President?
Business Insider – Steve Bannon reportedly joked to a friend that Trump is ‘like an 11-year-old child’
The Hill – Bannon joked that Trump is like ‘an 11-year-old child’: report
