Bill Gates met with Trump in December 2016 and again in March 2017 and both times Trump asked him if HIV and HPV were the same thing. Per Gates, “Both times he wanted to know if there was a difference between HIV and HPV. So, I was able to explain that those are rarely confused with each other.”
The remarks came after Manafort was indicted and jailed for witness tampering. Manafort was Trump’s campaign manager for 5 months, personally picked Pence as his running mate, and was part the transition team. Manafort has since been convicted of tax and bank fraud, stemming from his work as a lobbyist for Russian interests in Ukraine.
The “thing” Trump appeared to be referring to was the abolition of slavery. Trump made the remarks during a call in to Fox and Friends. Trump has also compared himself to Lincoln.
Serving as Trump’s Attorney General, Sessions recused from the investigation into Russian election interference. himself per a Department of Justice regulation that disallows officials from investigating campaigns they were a part of.
As head of the FBI, Sessions explained that Department of Justice regulations required he do so. The rule in question states that DoJ employees cannot “participate in a criminal investigation or prosecution if he has a personal or political relationship with any person or organization substantially involved…or who would be directly affected by the outcome.”
After, Trump repeatedly attacked his Attorney General, demanding he reverse his recusal. Sessions ultimately resigned the day after the 2018 midterm elections.
Trump continued to attack Sessions after, especially amid Sessions’ 2020 candidacy for Alabama’s US Senator.
Jeff, you had your chance & you blew it. Recused yourself ON DAY ONE (you never told me of a problem), and ran for the hills. You had no courage, & ruined many lives. The dirty cops, & others, got caught by better & stronger people than you. Hopefully this slime will pay a big… https://t.co/AJPUBTPCnT
Trump received 304 Electoral College votes in 2016. Of the 10 elections from his own in 2016 to Ronald Reagan’s first in 1980, Trump only won more Electoral College votes than George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004.
US Presidential Elections by Electoral College results. Wikipedia
During a 2004 interview with radio host Howard Stern, Stern referred to Ivanka as a “piece of ass,” asking if he could refer to her as such. Trump replied, “yeah…you’re the last person I would introduce her to.”
In another Stern interview, after being asked if Ivanka had gotten breast implants, Trump replied that “She’s actually always been very voluptuous.”
In both instances, Trump ultimately steered the conversation to Ivanka’s intelligence and performance at school. He also remarked during the interviews that “check out time” for relationships with women is when they turn 35, and bragged about having group sex.
During another Stern interview, Trump said,
You know who’s one of the great beauties of the world, according to everybody? And I helped create her. Ivanka. My daughter, Ivanka. She’s 6 feet tall, she’s got the best body. She made a lot money as a model—a tremendous amount.
In a later interview, Stern recounted of Trump, “He goes, ‘You know who’s a great beauty? My daughter Ivanka. Now she’s a 10.'”
He explained at a rally about the phrase that he “hated it,” but when it received a positive response at a rally, continued repeating it like he “meant it.”
The North Korean dictator appeared to react with some confusion. During the meeting, Trump also prompted an incredulous look when he saluted a North Korean officer.
The remark came during a G7 meeting in closed-door discussions between heads of state. The Wall Street Journal, which broke the story, cited a senior EU official.
25 million people represents a fifth of the Mexican population, and about two and a half times the estimated number of undocumented immigrants in the United States.
